Cad - break part into line segments

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  1. BlueSteel

    BlueSteel Well-Known Member

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    Say for example I make a box, rotate it and add a few other dimensions. Is there a way to break it so it's line by line? I use the measure tool to measure a line on an angle but it's not exact and I need to be as close as possible.
    Or is there a way to snap to an intersection (not grid)?
    thanks
     
  2. Arkansas Metal Art

    Arkansas Metal Art Well-Known Member

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    If you wanted a 6” line and you know the angles you could add guidelines at the angles, snap a 6” box to that angled guideline and then draw a single line and snap it to the corner guidelines of the 6” box?

    Or just rotate the box, add guidelines to each corner and snap to the corners?
     
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    OcalaWill Well-Known Member

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    If you do a lot of that consider getting a cad program like Autocad. I still use it for geometrical shapes as I find it much easier/faster to draw with than TM Cad. Then export the DXF.
     
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    BlueSteel Well-Known Member

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    I have another cad program i use a lot, but its kind of pain to have certain files below to this cad and certain files below to that cad
     

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