Chapter 7: Using the Construct Toolbox 7-3
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Parallel Line
The
Parallel Line
tool creates a line that passes through a point and is parallel to a selected linear
object (line, segment, ray, vector, or side of a polygon).
Creating a parallel line
1.
Select
Parallel Line
from the
Construct
toolbox.
2.
Point to the line, segment, ray, vector, or side of a
polygon that will be parallel to the constructed line
and click to select.
Select a linear object.
3.
Designate the point through which the parallel line
will pass.
Note:
The order of steps 2 and 3 may be reversed.
Select a point.
A dependent line is created.
Modifying a parallel line
Move a parallel line by dragging the point through
which it passes.
The line cannot be altered directly because it is, by
definition, a dependent object.
Example
Select a linear object.
Create a point, and the
parallel line is constructed.
Parallel to this side of the triangle
By this point
Parallel to this side of the polygon
