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posted: 29 Aug 2008 21:38 from: JohnM
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Background Commands Is it possible to draw a line, using the mouse, at a certain angle (e.g. 35 deg) to another line already drawn on the Background? I have a feeling I have done this before but I do not know how! Incidentally, the reason for asking; I want to produce a template for cutting irregular baseboard shapes. Regards, John M |
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posted: 29 Aug 2008 22:20 from: Martin Wynne
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JohnM wrote: Is it possible to draw a line, using the mouse, at a certain angle (e.g. 35 deg) to another line already drawn on the Background? I have a feeling I have done this before but I do not know how! Hi John, No, sorry, there is no easy way to do this directly on existing shapes.  However, there is a nifty trick you can use to create complex outline drawings in the background shapes. Create your baseboard outlines using dummy plain track templates. Export them as a DXF file, and then re-import the DXF file into the background shapes. Set them up as geometry > track centre-lines only templates. You have all the usual track design functions to create curved baseboard edges, transition curves, peg templates together, shift and rotate them, whatever.  For example in this case you would join the two templates in line, and then with the peg at the join do geometry > shift/rotate > rotate template by... . Or use the notch settings for precise positioning at known co-ordinates and angles -- geometry > notch > set notch position and angle... . You can turn the notch angle by known amounts using the # prefix in the data-entry (i.e. modify by, instead of replace). It would probably be better to switch off F7 snapping while creating baseboard corners using F7. regards, Martin. |
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