JAMIL N.

MARINDUQUE
BS GEODETIC ENGINEERING 2A

HOW TO DRAW LINES IN AUTO

CAD?
TO DRAW LINE

1. Click Home tab > Draw panel > Line.

2. Specify the start point and end point of the
line segment by clicking in the drawing area.
Using Specific Coordinates
3. Continue specifying additional line segments.
To undo the previous line segment, enter u at
1. Click Home tab > Draw the prompt. Click Undo on the Quick Access
toolbar to cancel the entire series of line
panel > Line. segments:
2. Specify the first point.
3. To specify the second point relative to
the first point, do one of the following:
• If dynamic input is on: Type the 4. Press Enter or Esc when done or enter c to
X-value, a comma, then the Y- close a series of line segments.
value, for example 4.0,6.75.
• If dynamic input is off: Type the
at sign (@) followed by the X-
value, a comma, then the Y-
value, for example @4.0,6.75.
4. Press the Spacebar or Enter.

A Specific Length

1. Click Home tab > Draw panel > Line.

2. Specify the start point.
3. Do one of the following to specify the length:
• Move the cursor to indicate the direction and angle, and enter the length, for example
6.5.
• Enter the at symbol (@) and the length, followed by the left angle bracket (<) and the
angle, for example @6.5<45.
4. Press the Spacebar or Enter

At a Specific Angle

1. Click Home tab > Draw panel > Line.

2. Specify the start point.
3. Do one of the following to specify the angle
 • Enter the left angle bracket (<) and the angle, for example <45, and move the cursor to
indicate the direction.
• Enter polar coordinates, for example 2.5<45.
• Press F8 to turn on Ortho to lock the angle to horizontal and vertical directions. You
can also press Shift when specifying the next point for a horizontal or vertical direction.
• Press F10 to turn on polar tracking. You might need to use the DSETTINGS command,
Polar Tracking tab to specify additional polar angles and choose the option to track all
polar angle settings.
• Move the cursor to indicate an approximate angle.
2. Do one of the following to specify the length:
• Click a point to specify the endpoint with or without using object snaps. Trim or extend
the resulting line as needed.
• Enter the length of the line, for example 2.5.
3. Press the Spacebar or Enter .

At a Specific Angle to Another Line

Temporarily aligning the UCS icon with an existing line makes it easy to draw a line at a specific
angle to another line.

1. At the command prompt, enter UCS.

2. Enter ob for Object and select the existing line.
The UCS origin (0,0,0) is redefined.

1. Click Home tab > Draw panel > Line.

2. Specify the start point.
3. Do one of the following to specify the angle:
• Enter the left angle bracket (<) and the angle, for example <45, and move the cursor to
indicate the direction.
• Move the cursor to indicate the approximate angle.
4. Specify the second point.
5. Press the Spacebar or Enter.
6. At the command prompt, enter UCS.
7. Enter p for Previous to reset the UCS origin.

Reference: https://help.autodesk.com/view/ACDLT/2023/ENU/?guid=GUID-57CDDB6C-
B12B-46CE-B9C5-22EFC17258FF
The video will show you how to draw the lines by clicking this link:

https://youtu.be/UMmV2xDPPU4

JAMIL N. MARINDUQUE