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ARES MECHANICAL

Table of Contents

  • Welcome
  • The User Interface
  • Getting Started
  • Drawing with Precision
  • Working with Drawing Files
  • Viewing the Drawing
  • 3D Viewing and Presentation
  • Formatting the Drawing
  • Drawing Entities
  • Modifying Entities
  • Working with Blocks, BlockAttributes, EntityGroups, and References
  • Working with Hatches, Color Fills, Text, and Tables
  • Extracting Data to Tables and Files
  • Creating and Modifying Dimensions
  • Working with Constraints
  • Creating and Modifying 3D Entities
  • 3D Modeling
  • Creating Layout Sheets and Printing Drawings
  • Working with Drawing Sheet Sets
  • Working with Drawing Windows
  • Customizing
  • Sharing Drawings and Collaborating
  • Notifications and Software Updates
  • Command Reference
  • Keyboard Shortcuts
  • System Variables
  • XtraTools
  • Mechanical Toolbox Overview
    • Managing Mechanical Toolbox Standards
    • Selecting Mechanical Toolbox Settings
    • Managing Mechanical Layers and Layergroups
    • Mechanical Toolbox Hardware Options
    • Mechanical Toolbox Screw Connections
    • Mechanical Toolbox Hole Options
    • Mechanical Toolbox Favorites
    • Editing Hardware and Hole Definitions
    • Working with Detail Views
    • Working with Section Lines
    • Adding Surface Finish Symbols
    • Adding Welding Symbols
    • Adding Feature Control Frames
    • Adding Datum Identification Symbols
    • Working with Part References, BOMs, and Parts Lists
    • Mechanical Revision Tables
    • Working with Drawing Frames and Title Blocks
    • Mechanical Utilities
      • Working with Construction Lines
        • Creating Construction Lines
        • Linear Construction Lines by Points
        • Circular Construction Lines
        • Parallel and Perpendicular Construction Lines
          • Creating a Parallel Construction Line at a Specified Distance
          • Creating a Parallel Construction Line at Half of the Specified Distance
          • Creating Construction Lines Perpendicular to a Linear Entity
          • Creating a Construction Line Perpendicular to a Specified Direction
        • Construction Lines at an Angle
        • Tangent Construction Lines
        • Creating a Square Construction Line around a Circle or an Arc
        • Switching between Ray and XLine Modes
        • Deleting Construction Lines
        • Locking and Unlocking Construction Line Layers
        • Freezing the Construction Lines Layer
      • Constructing Dimensioned Rectangles
      • Using Centerlines and Centerline Crosses
      • Working with User-Defined Hatches
      • Scaling Entities by Specifying Individual X and Y Scaling Factors
      • Working with Power Dimensions
      • Modifying Dimensions
      • Calculating the Moment of Inertia
    • Mechanical Commands Reference

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Parallel and Perpendicular Construction Lines¶

This chapter discusses:

  • Creating Parallel Construction Lines at a Specified Distance

  • Creating Parallel Construction Lines at a Half of the Specified Distance

  • Creating a Construction Line Perpendicular to a Linear Entity

  • Creating a Construction Line Perpendicular to a Specified Direction

  • ← Creating a Circular Construction Line Tangent to a Linear Entity
  • Creating a Parallel Construction Line at a Specified Distance →