Drawing Lines With AutoCAD 2017

How To Draw Lines Using AutoCAD 2017

Lines are most likely the most basic of AutoCAD objects. When using the LINE command, a line can be drawn between any two points chosen within the drawing area. Lines are normally the first objects you will want to draw when beginning a new drawing since they can be used as "construction lines" upon which the remainder of your drawing will be centered.

Never overlook that producing drawings with AutoCAD is not so different from producing drawings on a drawing board. Many of the basic drawing techniques are the same.

Anyone knowledgeable about mathematics will know that lines drawn between points are usually known as vectors.

This term is used to explain the type of drawings that AutoCAD generates. AutoCAD drawings are commonly referred to as "vector drawings".

Vector drawings are incredibly useful where accuracy is the most significant requirement because they keep their accuracy regardless of scale.

Ways to Draw Lines Using AutoCAD 2017

AutoCAd 2017 offers you multiple ways to start the LINE command:

Drawing Lines - Using The LINE command

Drawing Lines - Typing L then ENTER

Place your cursor in the drawing area and type L then ENTER

Clicking The LINE button In the Draw Toolbar

After you start the LINE command you can start drawing line by clicking where is required. to end the LINE command, simple press ENTER.

AutoCAD offers you to draw precisely according to your specified dimensions.  We will take this exercise to draw with precision.

We are going to draw this shape using AutoCAD 2017 LINE command.

Drawing Lines With Precise Measurements

Start the LINE command by clicking the LINE button.

To specify the first point we need the X and Y values.  The number highlighted in blue is the X value, Type 10.

Then Hit TAB and type 10 for the Y value,

To start at the point of 10,10.  This way we define our first point to draw our first line.
Press ENTER

We are going to draw the line of the 9.0 length.  Move the cursor vertically until you see the Green Dotted Line then type 9.0 and hit ENTER

Now Move the cursor Horizontally until you see the Green Dotted Line, type 3.0 and hit ENTER

Now Move Down the cursor Vertically until you see the Green Dotted Line, Type 3.0 and Hit ENTER

Move the cursor Horizontally until you see the Green Dotted Line, type 2.0 and hit ENTER

Now Move Down the cursor Vertically until you see the Green Dotted Line, Type 6.0 and Hit ENTER

To Draw the final line, you can type c and hit ENTER, or simply click on Close in the command line.