Operation Manual

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You can also Do the following
You can use the 2-point line tool , Multi-point line tool ,
or 3-point rectangle tool to display parallel dynamic guides.
Display a dynamic guide that is an extension of a line segment
Click Tools Alignment and dynamic guides, click the Dynamic
guides button, and click the Extend along segment button. Move
the pointer over an end node in the line segment until the snap
point becomes highlighted. Then, display the dynamic guide by
moving the pointer as if to extend the line segment.
The node, center, quadrant, and text-baseline snap points appear only when the corresponding gravity modes are activated. For more
information about snap points and gravity modes, see “Using gravity snapping” on page 97.
You can avoid displaying too many dynamic guides by clicking in the drawing window or by pressing Esc. Either of these actions
clears the queue of points.
You can use the snap points you registered to display intersecting dynamic guides. First, display a dynamic guide, and then move the
pointer along it to where an intersecting dynamic guide would be displayed from a registered snap point.
To position an object in relation to another object
1 With dynamic guides enabled, select an object.
2 Drag the object to a node, center, quadrant, or text-baseline snap point of the target object.
3 When the snap point of the target object becomes highlighted, drag the object along the dynamic guide to position it.
The node, center, quadrant, and text-baseline snap points are displayed only when the corresponding gravity modes are activated. For
more information about snap points and gravity modes, see “Using gravity snapping” on page 97.
To draw an object in relation to another object
1 With dynamic guides enabled, click a drawing tool.
2 Move the pointer over a node, center, quadrant, or text-baseline end-node snap point of an object.
3 When the snap point becomes highlighted, move the pointer to display a dynamic guide.
4 Move the pointer along the dynamic guide to the point where you want to draw, and drag to draw an object.
To draw parallel lines
1
Click Tools Alignment and dynamic guides, and click the Dynamic guides button .
2 Ensure that the Generate parallel guides button is enabled.
3 Draw a straight line or an object that contains straight line segments.
4
Using the 2-point line tool or Multi-point line tool , start to draw another straight line, and then move the pointer over the
edge of an existing straight line segment.
5 Move the pointer back to where you want to draw the parallel line.
6 When a parallel dynamic guide appears, continue to drag along the guide until the line is the length you want.