dave sec Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 hi! i'd say 50/50 i'm presented with an option to draw a line that's perpendicular to another line. i usually have all the snaps turned on. any tips on how i can do this easily and 100% of the time? Quote Link to comment
michaelk Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Make sure the smart edge constraint is turned on. Select the line or other tool. Gesture along an existing line or edge. VW will provide cues when you are on, parallel, or perpendicular to that edge. Take a look at Drawing with Snapping in VW Help. hth mk 1 Quote Link to comment
bcd Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Turning off snap to grid usually helps too 1 Quote Link to comment
Jonathan Pickup Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 the snap that shows the Perpendicular hint is the Angle snaps. Make sure this one is on. The snaps to have on most of the time are: Snap to object Angle snaps Snap to Intersection Smart Points turn on the other snaps as you need them, but these are the basic 4 You can speed up drawing and dimensioning by controlling the snap to object settings. Turning all the options on will speed up drawing, but slow down dimensioning. Leaving the top option on will speed up dimensioning, but slow down drawing. I have written a few commands that will control these settings, and they are on my website. So if you are a subscriber, you get these utilities from the web site. 1 Quote Link to comment
mar schrammeyer Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 select the line, duplicate rotate 90? Quote Link to comment
J. Johnson Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 I second the duplicate & rotate. I rotate 90? all the time, and not just because my desk is L-shaped. Quote Link to comment
dave sec Posted May 20, 2011 Author Share Posted May 20, 2011 duplicate and rotate takes more time, though. i realize it's only a few extra mouse clicks but they add up and i shouldn't have to it. i'll see if i can get the snaps to work, thanks for the advice. Quote Link to comment
rsa Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 It pays in the long run to get the control-D, Control-L move memorized. I use it constantly to create perpendicular lines, draw a line at a center point, etc. 1 Quote Link to comment
Jonathan Pickup Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 I think in the long run, learning to use the snaps effectively will be quicker... 1 Quote Link to comment
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