2.2.10 Draw line mode

Draw line mode is a specialized mode to draw lines. In this mode you can

• Click, drag and click again to create a line object
• Move the cursor out of the drawing plane during the drag, to scroll
• Hold down the shift key to create a horizontal or vertical line object
• Hold down the command key (before the first click) to create a line object from its center
• Hold down the option key to use fast drags
• Hold down the S key to disable Snaps
• Press ESC to cancel the creation of the line
• Press the space bar to switch to Reshape mode.

Line objects are created on the Current layer and with the Current drawing attributes.

Programming
Line drawing can be customized with CADSetDragPrefs, snaps with CADSetSnapPrefs.

Methods
CADAddLine, CADGetCurrentLayer, CADSetCurrentLayer, CADGetDefaults, CADSetDefaults, CADGetSnapPrefs, CADSetSnapPrefs, CADGetDragPrefs, CADSetDragPrefs.