Draw a line in relative distance - How to?

[StreifLicht]

I would like to draw a line the following way:

Catch (snap) a point on a existing point of the drawing.
In relative distance of 10 mm (x=10; y=0) I would like to start the line.
The line should be 60 mm long.
What commands I have to use?

[CVH]

Hi,

This should be possible with setting the relative zero (RZ) to the desired snap-point.

And then there are some options:
- Hit the space for setting the focus on the Command Line and Enter "@10.0, 0.0" for the first position.
Without quotation marks and "@" means relative to the relative zero.
Remark that coordinates need to be entered regarding your separator preferences:

• "@10.0, 0.0" for dot/comma
  "@10.0; 0.0" for dot/semicolon
  "@10,0; 0,0" for comma/semicolon
  One can omit the decimal separator with only trailing zeros.

- Coordinate (SX) with x=10, y=0 and tick for relative Coordinate in the Options Toolbar and then tick the Set Coordinate.

For the second point I think that polar coordinates are best fit.
Although, you did not specify in what direction it should be 60units long.
- "@60.0 <???" with a dot or comma as decimal separator or omitted.
"<" means polar and "@" with "<" means relative polar.
The first value is then the radius or distance, the second value is the polar angle in degrees.
- Polar Coordinate (SO) with r=60, <=??? and relative.

The Line from 2 Points (LI) has also an extra option set to Restrict Angle or Length (EL)
With that you can specify no angle and distance 60 to choose the direction freely.
Only, it won't work when mixing EL with SX or SO for the second point.

Regards,
CVH