Force Orthogonal Lines When Using Pencil Tool

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Force Orthogonal Lines When Using Pencil Tool

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Hi Support,

I mark-up a lot of graphical models like Mathworks' Simulink. These models are mainly straight and orthogonal lines.The pencil tool is great for marking-up signal lines but this seems to only work free-hand. I did check the manual BTW.

I noticed with other applications that a free-hand draw tool can be made to only go in orthoganal directions if I press a key modifier. For example, if I draw a line in Powerpoint and press shift the line will snap to N, NE, E, SW S etc. directions. Can you implment a similar feature? Just N - S and E - W would be sufficient.

Thank you very much.
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Re: Force Orthogonal Lines When Using Pencil Tool

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Hello Kier.a,

This doesn't work with our pencil tool, but if you use the Line tool - holding down shift will allow you to place lines at angles that are multiple of 45º (0, 45, 90, 135 etc.).

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Re: Force Orthogonal Lines When Using Pencil Tool

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Thanks Stefan.

Yes, that should do the trick. Should've looked harder and saved myself some typing!

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:)

In any case - glad we could help!

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Re: Force Orthogonal Lines When Using Pencil Tool

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Any chance of adding this feature? Eight years later and still not in there? I will probably have to switch back to Bluebeam for technical markups, can't really live without straight pencil lines. I know the line tool is an option but exclusive mode doesn't appear to function correctly, and it doesn't allow erasure with the eraser tool. "SHIFT" for straight pencil line would let me make the switch!
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Re: Force Orthogonal Lines When Using Pencil Tool

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Hi, urbinsky

We have not implemented this as the availability of the line tool has been plenty for almost every user who has been looking for it. Yes, the eraser tool does not work with the Line tool, but there should not be any issues with exclusive mode. Could I ask what you mean when you say that exclusive mode doesn't appear to function correctly?

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