Smart Line Settings

General

  • Use these settings to control the drawing of a smart line chain.
  • See drawing a smart line chain: Smart Line Chain.
  • The smart line chain is available in drawings and plane sketches of part models.

Define the settings of the smart line chain

  1. Select the function
    • In sketching: Sketch | Lines | Smart Line Settings.
    • In the drawing: Drawing | Lines | Smart Line Settings.
  2. Define the settings of the smart line chain in the dialog box.
    • Cursor locks
      • Tangential lock
      • Perpendicular lock
      • 45 degree locks
      • General locks (not suggested)
      • Tangential line extension lock to an axis
      • Lock angle tolerance (degrees)
      • Distance multiplier to change the direction
    • Automatic Constraints
      • Tangential constraint
      • Perpendicular constraint
      • Symmetric constraint
      • Distance multiplier for symmetry
      • Constraint angle tolerance (degrees)
    • Drawing
      • Automatic arc center line
  3. Select OK.