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Aligned
Button
Block Editor contextual tab ➤ Dimensional panel ➤ Aligned
Constrains the length of a line or the distance between two lines, a point on
an object and a line, or two points on different objects.
Object
Object on page 225
Point & Line Selects a point and a line object. The aligned constraint controls
the distance between a point and the closest point on a line.
2Lines Selects two line objects. The lines are made parallel and the aligned
constraint controls the distance between the two lines.
Angular
Button
Block Editor contextual tab ➤ Dimensional panel ➤ Angular
Constrains the angle between two lines or polyline segments. It is similar to
an angular dimension.
3Point Selects three valid constraint points on the object.
CharacteristicsValid Objects or Points
Pair of lines
■ When you select two lines, the angle
between the lines is constrained. The
Pair of polyline subobjects
Three constraint points
initial value always defaults to a value
less than 180 degrees.
Arc
■ When you specify three constraint
points, the following applies:
■ First point — angle vertex
■ Second and third points — end-
points of the angle
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