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|Name=Draft Parallel |
|Name=Draft Snap Parallel |
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|Icon=Snap Parallel.svg |
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|MenuLocation=Draft → [[Draft Snap|Snap]] → Parallel |
|MenuLocation=Draft → [[Draft Snap|Snap]] → Parallel |
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|SeeAlso=[[Draft Snap]], [[Draft ToggleSnap]] |
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# Make sure {{Button|[[Image: |
# Make sure {{Button|[[Image:Draft_Snap_Lock.svg|16px]] [[Draft_Snap_Lock|Draft ToggleSnap]]}} and {{Button|[[Image:Draft_Snap_Parallel.svg|16px]] [[Draft_Snap_Parallel|Snap Parallel]]}} are turned on. |
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# Choose [[Image:Draft_Line.svg|16px]] [[Draft Line]] to draw a shape. Enter the first point. |
# Choose [[Image:Draft_Line.svg|16px]] [[Draft Line]] to draw a shape. Enter the first point. |
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# Hover the cursor over the line segment that you wish to use as reference. |
# Hover the cursor over the line segment that you wish to use as reference. |
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Revision as of 12:04, 22 October 2020
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| Menu location |
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| Draft → Snap → Parallel |
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| Draft, Arch |
| Default shortcut |
| None |
| Introduced in version |
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| See also |
| Draft Snap, Draft ToggleSnap |
Description
This method snaps to a point on an imaginary line that is parallel to another line segment.
Snapping the second point of a line to an invisible line that is parallel to the reference line
Usage
- Make sure
Draft ToggleSnap and 
Snap Parallel are turned on. - Choose
Draft Line to draw a shape. Enter the first point. - Hover the cursor over the line segment that you wish to use as reference.
- Move the cursor away, trying to keep the same slope as the reference line until the snap symbol appears.
- Click to attach your new point.
Draft
- Drafting: Line, Polyline, Fillet, Arc, Arc by 3 points, Circle, Ellipse, Rectangle, Polygon, B-spline, Cubic Bézier curve, Bézier curve, Point, Facebinder, ShapeString, Hatch
- Annotation: Text, Dimension, Label, Annotation styles, Annotation scale
- Modification: Move, Rotate, Scale, Mirror, Offset, Trimex, Stretch, Clone, Array, Polar array, Circular array, Path array, Path link array, Point array, Point link array, Edit, Subelement highlight, Join, Split, Upgrade, Downgrade, Wire to B-spline, Draft to sketch, Set slope, Flip dimension, Shape 2D view
- Draft Tray: Select plane, Set style, Toggle construction mode, AutoGroup
- Snapping: Snap lock, Snap endpoint, Snap midpoint, Snap center, Snap angle, Snap intersection, Snap perpendicular, Snap extension, Snap parallel, Snap special, Snap near, Snap ortho, Snap grid, Snap working plane, Snap dimensions, Toggle grid
- Miscellaneous: Apply current style, Layer, Manage layers, Add a new named group, Move to group, Select group, Add to construction group, Toggle normal/wireframe display, Create working plane proxy, Heal, Show snap toolbar
- Additional: Constraining, Pattern, Preferences, Import Export Preferences, DXF/DWG, SVG, OCA, DAT
- Context menu:
- Layer container: Merge layer duplicates, Add new layer
- Layer: Activate this layer, Select layer contents
- Text: Open hyperlinks
- Wire: Flatten
- Working plane proxy: Write camera position, Write objects state
User documentation
- Getting started
- Installation: Download, Windows, Linux, Mac, Additional components, Docker, AppImage, Ubuntu Snap
- Basics: About FreeCAD, Interface, Mouse navigation, Selection methods, Object name, Preferences, Workbenches, Document structure, Properties, Help FreeCAD, Donate
- Help: Tutorials, Video tutorials
- Workbenches: Std Base, Arch, Assembly, CAM, Draft, FEM, Inspection, Mesh, OpenSCAD, Part, PartDesign, Points, Reverse Engineering, Robot, Sketcher, Spreadsheet, Start, Surface, TechDraw, Test Framework, Web
- Hubs: User hub, Power users hub, Developer hub