Tools

Tools Menu

Based on ver. 2.2.0-alpha

Line

2 points [DrawLine]: Draw a line between two assigned points (x,y) (x,y).

Angle [DrawLineAngle]: Draw a line from an assigned point (x,y) defining the start, middle or end of the line and with an assigned length and angle.

Horizontal [DrawLineHorizontal): Draw a horizontal line from an assigned point (x,y) defining the start, middle or end of the line and with an assigned length.

Vertical [DrawLineVertical]: Draw a vertical line from an assigned point (x,y) defining the start, middle or end of the line and with an assigned length.

Freehand Line [DrawLineFree]: Draw a non-geometric line.

Parallel through point [DrawLineParallelThrough]: Draw a given number of lines parallel to a selected existing line through an assigned point (x,y).

Parallel [DrawLineParallel]: Draw a given number of lines parallel to a selected existing line with a given distance (l) between lines.

Rectangle [DrawLineRectangle]: Draw a rectagle by assigning the points (x,y) (x,y) of two diagonally opposite corners.

Bisector [DrawLineBisector]: Draw a given number of lines bisecting two existing non-parallel lines (e.g. at an angle to each other with or without a common point).

Tangent (P,C) [DrawLineTangent1]: Draw a line from an assigned point (x,y) tangent to an existing circle.

Tangent (C,C) [DrawLineTangent2]: Draw a line tangent to two existing circles.

Tangent Orthogonal [DrawLineOrthTan]: Draw a line tangent to an existing circle and perpendicular to an existing line.

Orthogonal [DrawLineOrthogonal]: Draw a line of a given length perpendicular to an existing line placing the centre at an assigned point (x,y).

Relative Angle [DrawLineRelAngle]: Draw a line with a given length and at a given angle relative to an existing line placing the centre of the line at an assigned point (x,y).

Polygon (Cen,Cor) [DrawPolyline]: Draw a polygon with a given number of sides assigning the centre point (x,y) and point of one vertex (x,y).

Polygon (Cen,Tan) [DrawLinePolygonCenTan]: Draw a polygon with a given number of sides assigning the centre point (x,y) and point of the centre of one side (x,y).

Polygon (Cor,Cor) [DrawLinePolygonCorCor]: Draw a polygon with a given number of sides assigning the two points of one side (x,y) (x,y).

Circle

Centre, Point [DrawCircle]: Draw a circle with a given radius by assigning a centre point (x,y) and a point (x,y) on the circumference.

Centre, Radius [DrawCircleCR]: Draw a circle with a given radius (l) centred at an assigned point (x,y) on the circumference.

2 Points [DrawCircle2P]: Draw a circle with a given diameter by assigning two opposite points (x,y) (x,y) on the circumference.

2 Points, Radius [DrawCircle2PR]: Draw a circle with two points (x,y) (x,y) on the circumference and with an assigned radius (l).

3 Points [DrawCircle3P]: Draw a circle assigning three points (x,y) (x,y) (x,y) on the circumference.

Concentric [DrawCircleParallel]: Draw a circle concentric, with the same centre point, to an existing circle.

Circle Inscribed [DrawCircleInscribe]: Draw a circle inside an existing polygon of four sides or more.

Tangential 2 Circles, Radius [DrawCircleTan2]: Draw a circle tangential to two circles with a given radius.

Tangential, 2 Circles, 1 Point [DrawCircleTan2_1P]: Draw a circle tangential to two existing circles and assigning a centre point (x,y) to establish the radius.

Tangential, 2 Points [DrawCircleTan2]: Draw a circle tangential to an existing circle and define the diameter and placement by assigning two points (x,y) (x,y) on the circumference.

Tangential, 2 Circles, Radius [DrawCircleTan2]: Draw a circle tangential to two existing circles with a given radius (l).

Tangential, 3 Circles [DrawCircleTan3]: Draw a circle tangential to three existing circles and/or lines.

Curve

Center, Point, Angles [DrawArc]: Draw a curve (arc) with a given radius defined by a center point (x,y) and a point (x,y) on the circumference, the direction of rotation (clockwise or counter-clockwise), a point (x,y) defining the start position of the arc and a point (x,y) defining the end position of the arc.

3 Points [DrawArc3P]: Draw a curve (arc) by assigning three points (x,y) (x,y) (x,y) on the circumference of the arc defining the start position, a point on the circumference and end position of the arc.

Concentric [DrawArcParallel]: Draw a curve (arc) concentric, with the same centre point, to an existing curve (arc) with a defined offset.(*)

Arc Tangential [DrawArcTangential]: Draw a curve (arc) tangential to the end of an exsiting line segment with a defined radius (l) or angle (deg).

Ellipse

Ellipse (Axis) [DrawEllipseAxis]: Draw an ellipse by assigning a centre point (x,y), a point (x,y) on the circumference of major access and a point (x,y) on the circumference the minor access.

Ellipse Arc (Axis) [DrawEllipseArcAxis]: N/A

Ellipse Foci Point [DrawEllipseFociPoint]: Draw an ellipse by assigning two foci points (x,y) (x,y) and a point (x,y) on the circumference.

Ellipse 4 Point [DrawEllipse4Points]: Draw an ellipse assigning four points (x,y) (x,y) (x,y) (x,y) on the circumference.

Ellipse Center and 3 Points [DrawEllipseCenter3Points]: Draw an ellipse by assigning a centre point (x,y) three points (x,y) (x,y) (x,y) on the circumference.

Ellipse Inscribed [DrawEllipseInscribe]: Draw a Ellipse constrained by four existing non-parallel line segments.

Spline

Spline [DrawSpline]: Draw an open or closed spline (curve) by assigning control points (x,y) and a given degree of freedom (1 - 3).

Spline through points [DrawSplinePoints]: Draw an open or closed spline (curve) by defining points (x,y) on the spline.

Polyline

Polyline [DrawPolyline]: Draw an open or closed continuous line consisting of one or more straight line or arc segments defined by endpoints (x,y) and / or radius or angle for arcs.

Add node [PolylineAdd]: Add node (x,y) to existing polyline. (Use "Snap on Entity" to place new node on segment.)

Append node [PolylineAppend]: Add one or more segments to an existing polyline by selecting polyine and adding new node endpoint (x,y).

Delete node [PolylineDel]: Delete selected node of an existing polyline.

Delete between two nodes [PolylineDelBetween]: Delete one or more nodes between selected nodes of an existing polyline.

Trim segments [PolylineTrim]: Extend two seperate non-parallel segments of an existing polyline to intersect at a new node.

Create Equidistant Polylines [PolylineEquidistant]: Draw a given number of polylines parallel to a selected existing polyline with a given distance (l) between lines.

Create Polyline from Existing Segments [PolylineSegment]: Create polyline from two or more existing seperate line or arc segments forming a continuous line.

Select

Select Entity [SelectSingle]: Select, or deselect, one or more entities (default cursor action).

Select Window [SelectWindow]: Select one or more enties enclosed by selection window (L to R), or crossed by selection window (R to L) (default cursor "drag" action).

Deselect Window [DeselectWindow]: Deselect one or more enties enclosed by selection window (L to R), or crossed by selection window (R to L).

(De-)Select Contour [SelectContour]: Select or deselected entities connected by shared points.

Select Intersected Entities [SelectIntersected]: Select on or more entities crossed by selection line.

Deselect Intersected Entities [DeselectIntersected]: Deselect on or more entities crossed by selection line.

(De-)Select Layer [SelectLayer]: Select or deselected all entities on the layer of the selected entity.

Select All [SelectAll]: Select all entities on visible layers ( [Ctrl]-[A] ).

Deselect all [DeselectAll]: Deselect all entities on visible layers ([Ctrl]-[K] or default [Esc] action).

Invert Selection [SelectInvert]: Select all un-selected entities will deselecting all selected entities.

Dimension

Aligned [DimAligned]: Apply dimension lines and text aligned to an existing entity by selecting start and end points on a line segment and placement point for the text.

Linear [DimLinear]: Apply dimension lines and text at an defined angle to an entity by selecting start and end points on a line segment and placement point for the text.

Horizontal [DimLinearHor]: Apply dimension lines and text aligned to an entity by selecting start and end points on a line segment and placement point for the text.

Vertical [DimLinearVer]: Apply dimension lines and text aligned to an entity by selecting start and end points on a line segment and placement point for the text.

Radial [DimRadial]: Apply dimension lines and text a circle's or arc's radius by selecting entity and placement point for the text.

Diametric [DimDiametric]: Apply dimension lines and text a circle's or arc's diameter by selecting entity and placement point for the text.

Angular [DimAngular]: Apply angular dimension by selecting two existing non-parallel line segments and placement point for the text.

Leader [DimLeader]: Draw a text leader by by selecting start (arrow location), intermediate and end points (X,y).

Modify

Attributes [ModifyAttributes]: Modify the common attributes of one or more selected entities, including Layer, Pen color, Pen width, and Pen Line type.

Delete [ModifyDelete]: Mark one or more entities to be deleted, press [Enter] to complete operation.

Delete selected [ModifyDeleteQuick]: Delete one or more selected entities.

Delete Freehand [ModifyDeleteFree]: Delete segment within a polyline define by two points. (Use "Snap on Entity" to place points.)

Move / Copy [ModifyMove]: Move a selected entity by defining a reference point and a relative target point. Optionally keep the original entity (Copy), create mulitple copies and / or alter attributes and layer.

Revert direction [ModifyRevertDirection]: Swap start and end points of one or more selected entities.

Rotate [ModifyRotate]: Rotate a selected entity around a rotation point (x,y), moving the entity from a reference point (x,y) to a target point (x,y). Optionally keep the original entity, create multiple copies and / or alter attributes and layer.

Scale [ModifyScale]: Increase or decrease the size of a selected entity from a reference point by a defined factor for both axis. Optionally keep the original entity, create mulitple copies and / or alter attributes and layer.

Mirror [ModifyMirror]: Create a mirror image of a selected entity around an axis defined by two points. Optionally keep the original entity and / or alter attributes and layer.

Move and Rotate [ModifyMoveRotate]: Move a selected entity by defining a reference point and a relative target point and rotataing the entity at a given angle. Optionally keep the original entity, create mulitple copies and / or alter attributes and layer.

Rotate Two [ModifyRotate2]: Rotate a selected entity around an absolute rotation point (x,y), while rotating the entity around a relative reference point (x,y) to a target point (x,y). Optionally keep the original entity, create multiple copies and / or alter attributes and layer.

Stretch [ModifyStretch]: Move a selected portion of a drawing by defining a reference point and a relative target point.

Bevel [ModifyBevel]: Create a sloping edge between two intersecting line segments with defined by a setback on each segment.

Fillet [ModifyRound]: Create a rounded edge between two intersecting line segments with defined radius.

Explode Text into Letters [ModifyExplodeText]: Separate a string of text into individual character entities.

Explode [BlocksExplode]: Separate one or more selected blocks into individual entities.

Info

Point inside contour [InfoInside]:

Distance Point to Point [InfoDist]:

Distance Entity to Point [InfoDist2]:

Angle between two lines [InfoAngle]:

Total length of selected entities [InfoTotalLength]:

Polygonal Area [InfoArea]:

Misc

MText [DrawMText]: Insert multi-line text into drawing at a specified base point. Optionally define font, text height, angle, width factor, alignment, angle, special symbols and character set.

Text [DrawText]: Insert single-line text into drawing at a specified base point. Optionally define font, text height, alignment, angle, special symbols and character set.

Hatch [DrawHatch]: Fill a closed entity (polygon, circle, polyline, etc) with a defined pattern or a solid fill. Optionally define scale and angle.

Insert Image [DrawImage]: Insert an image, bitmapped or vector, at a specified point. Optionally define angle, scale factor and DPI.

Points [DrawPoint]: Draw a point at the assigned coordinates (x,y).

Related

Points: http://wiki.librecad.org/index.php/Points

Snapping: http://wiki.librecad.org/index.php/Snapping

http://wiki.librecad.org/index.php/Category:Tools

http://wiki.librecad.org/index.php/Commands

http://wiki.librecad.org/index.php/A_short_manual_for_use_from_the_command_line

http://wiki.librecad.org/index.php/User_Interface

http://wiki.librecad.org/index.php/LibreCAD_users_Manual