On Mar 15, 2008, at 11:43 , Brian wrote:
I am trying to plan my garden in Draw. I need to be able to draw
lines of exact lengths. Is there a way of doing that?
I have the scale set at 1:100, and how do I draw a line which
represents say 18 meters?
I don't claim to be an expert in Draw, but i have a few ideas. On a
1:100 scale, 18 meters would be 18 centimeters on the page. I don't
believe there is a function to display the size of a given line, so
you'll have to do a little work there. As long as the line is purely
horizontal or purely vertical, the rulers will indicate length [i.e.,
starting point minus ending point]. You could also experiment with
F4 [Format -> Position and Size] and adjust the base point to get an
exact reading of the starting point and ending point. For slanted
lines, Pythagoras' Theorem will apply [square root of (X squared plus
Y squared)]. Curved lines will require higher maths.
Using a rusty Amiga 4000T, a shiny PowerMac G5, & a homebuilt Ubuntu box
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