Multi Line Tool

The Mulit Line Tool is responsible for creating Multi Line Entities.

Creating a Multi Line:

Activate the Multi Line Tool:

Find the Mulit Line Tool icon from the Entity Toolbar (color coded blue) and highlight it. While highlighted Click on the tool. The tool is now the active tool and ready for use.

Creating a Multi Line using the Mouse:

1.	Click anywhere on the drawing screen to designate the Start Point at that location.

2.	Click anywhere on the drawing screen to designate the End Point at that location.

3.	If in Specify Length Mode move the mouse to the designated length of the Multi Line Entity and click. (The length must be greater than zero and the new segment will always be created along the two specified points.)

4.	A Line Entity has been added. If in Contiguous Mode the tool will not Reset. The End Point of the newly created Multi Line Entity will automatically become the Start Point for a new Multi Line Entity and you will repeat steps 2,3 and 4 until finished with the tool.

Reset:

You have just added a Multi Line Entity to the drawing at the designated location. The tool has now Reset and you can either continue with other tools or add in another Multi Line Entity. Using Reset at any time while using this tool cancels all previous steps and restarts the tool.

Creating a Multi Line using the Property Tree:

To add a Multi Line Entity from user supplied data do the following. Move the mouse cursor beyond the right side of the drawing screen to the Tool Property Tree.

ssMLineToolProperties

1.	Type in the Start Point point data into the "Start Point" 3D Point Property Field found on the Tool Property Tree and press Enter to accept.

2.	Type in the End Point point data into the "End Point" 3D Point Property Field found on the Tool Property Tree and press Enter to accept.

3.	If in Specify Length Mode type in the Length data into the "Length" Scientific Data Field found on the Tool Property Tree and press Enter to accept.

4.	A Multi Line Entity has been added. If in Contiguous Mode the tool will not Reset. The End Point of the newly created Multi Line Entity will automatically become the Start Point for a new Multi Line Entity and you will repeat steps 2,3 and 4 until finished with the tool.

Reset:

You have just added a Multi Line Entity to the drawing at the designated location. The tool has now Reset and you can start adding another Multi Line Entity if desired. Using Reset at any time while using this tool cancels all previous steps and restarts the tool.

Tool Options:

Contiguous Mode: allows the user to create continuous Multi Line Entity.

Specify Length: allows the user to specify the Length of the line segment as part of the Multi Line Entity creation process.

Escape (Esc): key cancels current tool and activates the default tool (Selection Tool).

Space: key Resets this tool.

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