Help File on Drawing Lines More Accuracy with Keys
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Drawing With the Parallel Line Tool

  • Click on point A.
  • Click on point B to draw the first set of lines.

  • Click on point C.
  • To draw at an angle, press Shift.
  • When point D is clicked, the first set of lines are drawn.

To draw a new connected set of parallel lines:
  • Click the mouse or press Enter while the cursor is still at the end of the first set.
  • Move the cursor to draw the new set of parallel lines. Click or press Enter when done.


To close the last set of parallel lines:
  • Press the Control Key while terminating the current set of parallel lines to cause them to be "closed."


For accuracy, draw with the arrow keys.
  • Use them to position the cursor on point C.
  • Press Enter
  • Use them to move to point D.
  • When Enter is pressed, the line is drawn.

More Info

  • Adjust the space between walls from the Options Menu or the Preferences "Drawing" tab.

  • When drawing with the mouse, lines are adjusted to plumb or level unless Shift is pressed.

  • When drawing with the keyboard, the keys in the number pad move a fixed distance.
    This distance can be adjusted with the Plus and Minus keys.
    The separate arrow keys always move one pixel on each click.

  • Lines can also be drawn by dragging between two points. When the button is released at the end point, the line is drawn.