eltsq Posted July 11, 2013 Posted July 11, 2013 Hi there! I'm trying to draw a line that is paraller to the one I've already drawn. It works fine (Osnap on) when I draw a whole new line and then draw a parallel line. But when I try to add a parallel extension to an old line, it doesn't work. The old line is located in another layer, but I tried to copy it to the same layer and it still doesn't work. Does someone know how to do this? Quote
Dadgad Posted July 11, 2013 Posted July 11, 2013 Welcome to CADTutor. You could create a new parallel line using the OFFSET command. You could also use the PARALLEL OSNAP. There are a million other ways to do it, but those are probably the easiest. Quote
nestly Posted July 11, 2013 Posted July 11, 2013 (edited) If these are just AutoCad objects (lines), by default, new lines are drawn on the current layer, regardless of the layer of the "old" line being used for (parallel) reference. Not being able to change the layer of the "old" lines may indicate the are on a locked layer. If you're using C3D, there may also be a chance these are more than just "lines" .... they could be C3D objects with additional properties. Perhaps you could post a sample drawing you could use to demonstrate the problem. Edited July 11, 2013 by nestly Quote
JD Mather Posted July 11, 2013 Posted July 11, 2013 .... But when I try to add a parallel extension to an old line, .... Are you trying to extend the length of a line? Quote
Dadgad Posted July 11, 2013 Posted July 11, 2013 Are you trying to extend the length of a line? That is a VERY good question JD! Quote
Tyke Posted July 11, 2013 Posted July 11, 2013 If these are just AutoCad objects (lines), by default, new lines are drawn on the current layer, regardless of the layer of the "old" line being used for (parallel) reference. Not necessarily, there is the LAYER option in the OFFSET command, where you can select to put the new line on either the same layer as the original line or the current layer. Quote
nestly Posted July 11, 2013 Posted July 11, 2013 Good point. My response was limited to drawing lines, since the OP hadn't mentioned using OFFSET Quote
eltsq Posted July 11, 2013 Author Posted July 11, 2013 Thank you all for your advice! I wasn't trying to extend the length of the line. Now I thinks it works, at least I have drawn several parallel lines Quote
JD Mather Posted July 11, 2013 Posted July 11, 2013 When you get done - post your file here for suggestions. Quote
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