DraftSight: Rearrange and Change Length

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Throughout my DraftSight journey, I’ve slowly been incorporating new commands into my drawing process to widen my skillset and improve productivity.

With that, I recently discovered the Change Length feature, which is hidden under the Power Trim icon in the Modify section of the ribbon. Upon selection, it allows you to personalize the length of your lines and arcs in any way you choose.

More specifically, once you select your entity in revision, DraftSight will list four methods of alteration: Dynamic, Increment, Percent, or Total.

The Dynamic option attaches an extending line to an end of your entity. You’ll then specify where you want it to be lengthened or shortened to (depending on the direction you choose).

The Increment option allows you to extend or shorten entities by measurements that you define. For example, if you specify 1, your entity will be extended by 1 unit, whereas -1 would shorten your line by 1 unit.

Likewise, Increment can also alter arcs by specifying Angle, and then the degree you want to add to your curve.

Next, Percent does exactly what its name suggests – it changes the length of your line by a specified percentage amount of the current total length.

Lastly, the Total option allows you to define the dimension length of your entity as a whole.

Keep in mind that for every option, the side of the line that you select in the drawing window for alterations will be the one that is shortened or lengthened (depending on your length specifications).

I hope this post encourages you to improve your DraftSight designs with the Change Length feature!

Check out the video below to see it in action!

 

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