Line

Module(s): Draft + Site Plan

You can use the Line tool to draw individual lines or lines consisting of a number of connected sections.

To draw a line

1. Click Line (How).
   

   Activate Line in one of the following ways

   • Menu bar: Create Draft

   • Keyboard: CTRL+L

   • Toolbar: Basic Tools Draft flyout
   • Palette: Tools Create area in the following module(s):

   Draft

   Site Plan

2. Specify whether you want to draw individual lines or a line consisting of several connected sections.
   • Individual lines
     After you have entered the start and end points of a line, you can draw a new line.
   • Polyline
     The end of the first line section serves as the start of the following line section.
3. You can apply a symbol to the start and/or end of the line.
   

   Start and end symbols can be applied to various 2D entities.

   • Select a symbol and define its size in millimeters.
   • Select the start symbol and/or end symbol by checking the relevant box(es).
   • You can change this symbol or switch it off at any time while you are drawing

   Tip: When you draw connected line sections, it is advisable to activate the start symbol and to leave the end symbol inactive until you draw the last line section. This way, you can avoid duplicate symbols.

4. Define the start and end point of the line.
   Use the tools in the dialog line and on the shortcut menu.
   

   When you draw lines and polylines, the following additional drawing aids are provided in the dialog line:
   

   Icon	Function	Use
   	No icon pressed in	The lines can be drawn at any angle. This is the default setting.
   	Enter at right angles	The line can only be drawn at right angles to the current system angle.
   	Cursor snap	The line can only be drawn at specific angles.
   15.00	Cursor snap angle	Define the cursor snap angle here (only possible when is enabled).

   

   • Click the point.
   • Align to points using the linear snap function and click the point.
   • Define the point by making entries in the dialog line.

   Tip: To find out how to enter points in Allplan, see Precision Drawing.

   Tip: The shortcut menu and dialog line provide tools and options to assist you in the process of entering points. For more information, see Tools and Options.

   Tip: When you press and hold down the SHIFT key after you have placed the first point, additional points are created so that they are always orthogonal unless Enter at right angles or Enter using cursor snap is enabled in the dialog line.

   Tip: You can use Back to undo the entries you make step by step.

5. Enter more lines or connected line sections or press ESC to quit the tool.

Note: When you use the Line tool to draw a line consisting of several connected sections, every section is a separate entity that can be modified independently of the others. All the line sections you draw in one operation are given the same group number. Consequently, the line consisting of several connected sections is an entity group, which can be addressed and modified as a whole.
To draw lines consisting of a single entity, use the Polyline tool. For more information, see Drawing lines.

An entity group is a group of elements which can be addressed as a whole. Polylines constructed in one step, for example, or symbols are entity groups. A group can be addressed as a whole by clicking one of the elements in the group with the middle and then left mouse button. Alternatively, press and hold down the SHIFT key and then click the element with the left mouse button. Elements can be combined into an entity group even while being created (with the Assign Group Number tool) or later (with the Modify Format Properties tool).