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ꀉꌠ Line Tool—ꀊꏂꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬ, ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬꌃꇬ, ꃅꑍꀉꌠ ꀊꌠ ꂷꀉꌠꉬ

ꀉꌠꋍꃅ: ꃅꑍꀉꌠ ꀊꌠ ꀉꌠꏂꉬꌃꇬꑍ ꁱꀊꌠꏂ, ꈎꏂ Pro ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬꌃ log in ꋍꃅ. ꈎꏂꀉꌠꇬ upgrade ꀊꌠꏂ ꋍꃅꉬ, ꂷꌠ link ꇬ ꀉꌠꇬ: ꀉꂿ Pro ꀉꌠꁱꂷꀉꄮꌠ

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Configure the line

  1. Map View ꇬ, ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬ move ꌃ zoom ꋍꃅ, ꈎꏂ ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬꌃ ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬ:
    • Start location.
      AND
    • End location.
    ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬ move ꀊꌠꏂ:
    1. ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬꌃ toolbar ꇬ Hand Tool ꀉꌠꇬ.
      Quick Key: ꀊꌠ ꈎꏂ keyboard ꇬ "Shift" button ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬ.
       
    2. Map View ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬꌃ, crosshair reticle ꀉꌠꇬ.
       
    3. Map View ꇬ, ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬ click-and-drag ꋍꃅ, ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬꌃ reticle ꇬ.
      ꀊꌠꏂ zoom ꋍꃅꉬ, ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬ reticle ꇬ ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬꌃ zoom ꋍꃅ.
    Zoom in/out ꀊꌠꏂ, ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬ 2 ꀉꌠꇬ:
    Option 1
    Map View ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬꌃ top-right ꇬ, click ꋍꃅ:
    • Zoom-in button, "+".
    • Zoom-out button, "-".
    Option 2
    ꈎꏂ mouse ꇬ scroll wheel ꀉꌠꇬ.
    Windows ꀊꌠꏂ
    • Zoom in ꀊꌠꏂ forward scroll.
    • Zoom out ꀊꌠꏂ backward scroll.
     
    Mac ꀊꌠꏂ
    • Zoom in ꀊꌠꏂ backward scroll.
    • Zoom out ꀊꌠꏂ forward scroll.
     
     
  2. (Optional) ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬꌃ colour ꀉꌠꇬ.
    Colour ꀉꌠꇬ:
    1. Toolbar ꇬ Line Colour Picker ꀉꌠꇬ.
      Line Colour Picker ꀊꌠꏂ Pencil Icon ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬ tooltip: "Changes line/border colour".
       
    2. ꂷꌠ step ꇬ ꀉꌠꇬ 2 ꀉꌠꇬ:
       
       
       
      Option 1
      Hex Colour Code ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬ field ꇬ type ꋍꃅ.
       
       
       
      Option 2
      1. "White+Colour" field ꇬ click ꋍꃅ, ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬꌃ white ꀉꌠꇬ colour ꇬ mix ꋍꃅ.
         
      2. (Optional) Shade Bar ꇬ click ꋍꃅ, ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬꌃ gray ꀊꌠ black ꀉꌠꇬ "White+Colour" ꇬ mix ꋍꃅ.
         
    3. (Optional) "Opacity" field ꇬ, colour ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬꌃ non-transparency percentage type ꋍꃅ.
      Opacity value:
      • 0% ꀊꌠꏂ invisible.
      • 50% ꀊꌠꏂ see-through.
      • 100% ꀊꌠꏂ solid colour.
    ꀉꌠꋍꃅ: Colour ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬ save ꋍꃅ, ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬꌃ ꀊꌠꏂ. ꈎꏂꀉꌠꇬ ꀊꌠꏂ ꋍꃅꉬ, ꂷꌠ link ꇬ ꀉꌠꇬ: ê±ê ê ê­ê„ê»êêŒê ê„êêŒêê¶êêêêêêêê
     
  3. (Optional) line thickness ꀉꌠꇬ.
    Line Colour Picker ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬꌃ right ꇬ:
    • Up/down arrows ꇬ click ꋍꃅ.
      OR
    • Number ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬ field ꇬ type ꋍꃅ.
     
     
  4. (Optional) line style ꀉꌠꇬ
    Line thickness selector ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬꌃ right ꇬ:
    1. Current line style ꇬ click ꋍꃅ.
       
    2. Drop-down list ꇬ, ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬ line style ꀉꌠꇬ click ꋍꃅ.
     
     
  5. (Optional) ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬꌃ end cap style ꀉꌠꇬ.
    Line style selector ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬꌃ right ꇬ current cap style ꇬ click ꋍꃅ. Style ꀉꌠꇬ round ꀊꌠ square ꀉꌠꇬ ꋍꃅꉬ.

 

Create the line

 
 

Select the Line Type

  1. Toolbar ꇬ Line Tool ꀉꌠꇬ.
    Quick Key: ꀊꌠ ꈎꏂ keyboard ꇬ "Z" button ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬ.
     
  2. Line tools ꀉꌠꇬ 4 ꇬ ꀉꌠꇬ ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬ:
     

Configure Path Snap

  1. Path Snap ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬꌃ Smooth ꀉꌠꇬ enter ꋍꃅ:
    • Number ꀉꌠꇬ type ꋍꃅ.
      OR
    • Up/down arrows ꇬ click ꋍꃅ.
  2. Mode ꀉꌠꇬ select ꋍꃅ.
    • Accurate
    • Instant
  3. Highlight ꀊꌠꏂ path ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬ ꀉꌠꇬ click ꋍꃅ.
    ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬ 4 ꀉꌠꇬ ꀉꌠꇬ:
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    • All
    • Roads
    • Walking Trails
    • Bike Paths
     
  4. (Optional) Path ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬꌃ map ꇬ ꀉꌠꇬ add ꀊꌠꏂ, Add Paths To Map ꇬ click ꋍꃅ.

Highlight road ꀉꌠꇬ line drag ꌃ draw ꋍꃅꉬ, line ꀉꌠꇬ road ꇬ snap ꋍꃅ.

(Optional) Show Angles

"Show Angles" feature ꀊꌠꏂ connected lines ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬꌃ angle ꀉꌠꇬ degrees ꇬ ꀉꌠꇬ calculate ꌃ display ꋍꃅ. ꂷꌠ map ꇬ points ꀊꌠ segments ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬꌃ angular relationships ꀉꌠꇬ ꀉꌠꇬ ꀊꌠꏂ.

  1. Feature ꀉꌠꇬ enable ꀊꌠꏂ checkbox ꇬ click ꋍꃅ.
    Activate ꋍꃅꉬ, connected lines ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬꌃ intersection points ꇬ angles ꀉꌠꇬ display ꋍꃅ.

Dimension Line—Definitions & Measurement

Line ꇬ ꀉꌠꇬ:
  • Straight line - Dimension line ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬ measure ꀊꌠꏂ main line. ꈎꏂ straight line draw ꋍꃅ.
     
  • Dimension line - Straight line ꀉꌠꇬ measure ꀊꌠꏂ parallel line.
     
  • Dimension text - Dimension line ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬꌃ center ꇬ display ꀊꌠꏂ distance measurement. Dimension text ꀊꌠꏂ straight line ꀉꌠꇬ map ꇬ represent ꀊꌠꏂ distance display ꋍꃅ. ꈎꏂ units ꀉꌠꇬ select ꋍꃅ.
     
  • Arrowheads - Dimension line ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬꌃ 2 ends. Arrowhead ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬ extension line ꇬ point ꋍꃅ.
     
  • Extension lines - Straight line ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬꌃ endpoints ꀉꌠꇬ dimension line ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬꌃ arrowhead tips ꇬ extend ꀊꌠꏂ 2 lines. ꈎꏂ extension lines ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬꌃ length draw ꋍꃅ.
Dropdown menu ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬ, measurements ꇬ ꀉꌠꇬ:
  • Feet
  • Feet Inches
  • Yard
  • Mile
  • Nautical Mile
  • Metre
  • Kilometre

Draw the line

  1. Map View ꇬ, line ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬꌃ beginning ꀉꌠꇬ end ꇬ click ꌃ drag ꋍꃅ.

 

(Optional) View the line’s row in the Layers Panel

ꀉꌠꋍꃅ: Layers Panel ꀉꌠꇬ view ꀊꌠꏂ, ꈎꏂ Pro ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬꌃ log in ꋍꃅ. ꈎꏂꀉꌠꇬ upgrade ꀊꌠꏂ ꋍꃅꉬ, ꂷꌠ link ꇬ ꀉꌠꇬ: ꀉꂿ Pro ꀉꌠꁱꂷꀉꄮꌠ
  1. Toolbar ꇬ Edit/Measure Tool ꀉꌠꇬ.
    Quick Key: ꀊꌠ ꈎꏂ keyboard ꇬ "Q" button ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬ.
     
  2. (Optional) "LAYERS" panel ꀊꌠꏂ browser window ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬꌃ right ꇬ ꀉꌠꇬꄿꉬ open ꋍꃅꉬ, vertical bar ꇬ click ꋍꃅ. 
     
  3. Map View ꇬ, line ꀉꌠꇬ hover ꋍꃅ.
    Layers Panel ꇬ, line's row ꀊꌠꏂ highlighted ꋍꃅ.
 

See also

ꀉꂷꋌꌠꆹ/ꃅꄷꀋꑭꌠ overlay ꇬꉬꀉ

ꀉꌠꃅꑌꏃꉬꂷ/ꀉꌠꃅꑌꏃꉬ ꁱꀊꌠꃅꑌ ꅇꃅꃅꏃ

ꁱꌠꆹꉬꄉ, ꃅꇬꉬꄉ, ꆹꉬꌠꉬꄉ ꀉ ꃀꈬꉬꄉ ꄙꑍꀉꀋ

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ꀂꄻꃅꌠꉬ, ꀊꒉꃅꌠꉬ, ꀊꀕꂵꌠꉬ, ꀂꃶꊿꌠꉬꈁꀠꂷ

ꀉꌠꆹꁧꂷꐥꃅꉬꌠꁧꈠꃅꉬ

ꁱꀊꈬꌠꏃꀋꐚꌠꀋ ꀋꃅꂷ/ꄄꀋꃅꂷ ꀉꇙꀋ ꑍꈭꀊ ꁱ ꉬꈿꄸ

ꀉꌠꋍꏂꆹ ꉬꈐ ꌠꋍꏂ (90°) ꌠꉬꈭꂷꋌ ꌠꋍꏂꆹꏂ ꌠꉬꈭꂷ

ꀉꁱꁳꂷ、ꀉꌠꀋꁱ、ꌠꃅꁱꁳꂷꀉꊿꁱꑌꀉꐊꁱꀊꑌ

ꀉꁱꂷꌠꊿꋍꄸꌠꏂꄮꄽꌠꅇꈬꌠꊿꌅꉘꀋꃅꀊꋍꄸ

ꀊꌠꏂꃅꀊꌠꋍꌠꄑꉬꆹꈌꊿꌠꏂꅇꉙꃅꌠꀉꎭꃅꏂ

ꁱꌠꉬꏃ、ꀉꇬꉬꏃꈁꌠꉬꏃꏽꑟꍰꉬꏃꌠꀉꃅꁱꀊꀋꈐꀍ

ꀉꋍꐊꆹꌠꃅꁱꃅ, ꀉꋍꐊꀊꌠꃅꁱꃅ, ꃅꌠꃅꁱ ꀉꋍꐊꀊꌠꃅꁱꃅ ꐯꉼꑟꀉ vertex ꋍꃅꁱꆏꌠꃅꁱ ꊿꆏꌠꃅꁱ

ꀋꉬꌠꀉ, ꀊꌠꀉ, ꈍꃅꀉꉬꌠꀉ, ꁱꁨꀉꉬꌠꀉꀕꂷꌠ

Change the style of a straight line, freeform line, precise curved line, or flight line

ꀉꁱꂷꃅꄷꅉꆹꇖꈎꉆꊂꋍꌠꍈꎼꏃꐚꑌꒉꀃꁉ ꀊꂇꃀꄠꅇ ꆈꇬꈨꉙ ꊿꋌꌐꍂ

ꀀꁱꀉꌠꄮꑟꈁ, ꃅꄸꑟ, ꄮꈌꏢꊿꑟ ꀨꏂ ꀊꃅꑟꏢꊿꑟꉬꉘꄮꈁ

ꑍꀉꁱꏂꌠꌷꄉꑍ/ꀉꌠ/ꀋꃅ/ꁈꊂꌠꌷꀋꑍꏂꌠꌷ

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Create a clickable overlay for linking to a web page

 
 

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