rlcad Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 I'm trying to draw a line on top of another so that they partially overlap. But when I click for the 1st point, it automatically snaps to the other's endpoint. And if I disable osnaps, I can't draw the line exactly on top of the first one. What can I do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 (edited) Do you know exactly where the overlapping line should start? Do you know the length of the overlapping line or doesn't it matter? There are probably a handful of ways to draw an overlapping line. Most cad techs try to avoid drawing lines that overlap. Why are you overlapping them intentionally? Have you tried using a piece of temporary geometry or a point for the starting point of your overlapping line? Edited May 18, 2017 by ReMark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlcad Posted May 18, 2017 Author Share Posted May 18, 2017 Why are you overlapping them intentionally? I need to reproduce a paper plan in which lines coming (vertically) from different Multileaders overlap partially. No other requirements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guran Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Why don't you snap to the nearest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Where exactly do you want these overlapping lines to start? Will it be the same for all overlapping lines or will it vary? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlcad Posted May 18, 2017 Author Share Posted May 18, 2017 Why don't you snap to the nearest? Thanks, I got it to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlcad Posted May 18, 2017 Author Share Posted May 18, 2017 Where exactly do you want these overlapping lines to start? Will it be the same for all overlapping lines or will it vary? Edit: No need to answer: guran has already provided a solution. Original: I have measured them and I can put it in these terms: Let C be a constant value. If X is the horizontal value and Y the vertical, and there are 3 lines: -Line 1 starts at (X,Y) -Line 2 starts at (X,Y+C) -Line 3 starts at (X,Y+2C) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGAL Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Draw circles from end and then you have a true snap point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven-g Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Or use the "from" command modifier, start the line command, type the word "from", click on the end of the line, move the cursor to the other end of the line until the snap highlights (then you know it is going in the right direction, and type in the value for the distance, it is then just as easy to move the cursor over the first end until it highlights and enter the length of the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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