How do I draw a ray in AutoCAD?

Drawing rays is easy and straightforward in AutoCAD but there are some things that you should remember when drawing them: The direction of your ray should always be parallel with the X-axis (the horizontal axis) The direction

How do you make a construction line in AutoCAD?

Select the Construction Line icon from the drop-down menu, as indicated in the figure below: Or. On the command line, type XL and click Enter. On the command line or at the command prompt, type A and click Enter. Or. On the command line, choose the Ang option. XLine's angle must be specified (Construction line). For instance, 30.

Course Content

Introduction to Autocad

1m 18s

How to use LearnVern

3m 8s

Change Workspace

4m 42s

Set Units in Drawing

3m 9s

Using Zoom & Pan

4m 29s

Draw a Line

5m 50s

Draw a Line using Coordinate System

8m 54s

Draw a Rectangle

5m 26s

Draw a Circle

8m 27s

Draw an Ellipse

4m 56s

Draw a Polygon

5m 14s

Draw an Arc

9m 5s

Draw Revision Cloud

4m 32s

Draw a Spline

5m 24s

Draw Polyline

6m 28s

Draw Construction Lines, Rays & Multiple Points

8m 32s

Select Drawing And Types Of Selection

5m 20s

Using Move Command

4m 49s

Using Copy Command to Copy any Object

4m 29s

Using Stretch Command

4m 31s

Using Scale Command

4m 6s

Using Rotate Command

5m 43s

Using Mirror Command

3m 53s

Using Offset Command

7m 16s

Rectangular Array

9m 22s

Polar & Path Array

10m 15s

Using Fillet Command

6m 2s

Using Chamfer Command

5m 51s

Using Trim Command

7m 20s

Using Extend Command

6m 1s

Break, Join, Erase, Oops, Undo & Redo.

10m 5s

Using Solid, Donut, Fill & Fill Mode Command

6m 40s

Using Lengthen Command

6m 27s

Using Multiline & Style

10m 12s

Using Divide & Measure Command

7m 3s

Using Function & Ortho Key

5m 22s

Using Osnap Function

16m 45s

Using Grid & Snap Command

3m 37s

Using Polar, Otrack & Dynamic Input

8m 38s

Draw Isometric Drawing

13m 13s

Hatches

5m 24s

Different Boundaries & Types Of Hatches

8m 49s

Measure Object using Inquiry Command

9m 14s

Creating Dimensions using Dimension Tools

8m 20s

Modify Dimensions

12m 59s

Dimension Styles

29m 4s

Multileader & Multileader Styles

7m 25s

Creating Text Using Single & Multiline Text

15m 5s

Creating New Text Style And Edit An Old One

4m 31s

Creating Table & New Table Style

9m 18s

Edit & Import a Table From Excel

5m 7s

Changing Object Colour, Linetype & Linetype Scale

8m 55s

Creating Layers

6m 46s

Using Layer Drop Down Menu

7m 56s

Importing & Exporting Layer Files Using Layer States Manager

4m 40s

Changing Lineweight & Using Match & Property

6m 33s

Hiding & Isolating Objects

3m 8s

Copy, Cut And Paste Object

3m 34s

Paste Special

8m 26s

Creating a Group & Its Use

6m 50s

Creating Block Command And Its Use

5m 17s

Insert Block Command

8m 34s

Creating Library in Autocad using Write Block

5m 32s

Using Attribute Definition

4m 4s

Define a Block With Attributes

7m 14s

Using Xref Command

4m 40s

Using Attaching And Overlaying Xref

4m 50s

Remove Xref File in Drawing

6m 36s

Design Centre And Tool Palettes

13m 8s

Creating a Layout

8m 34s

Creating a Title Block

16m 57s

Using Etransmit

4m 28s

Plotting Options

6m 31s

Exercise Of Array

40s

Exercise Of Assembly

48s

Exercise Of Circle, Line & Trim

43s

Exercise Of Fillet, Circle, Polygon

35s

Exercise Of Isometric Drawing

49s

Isometric Project

17m 18s

Mechanical Project

9m 31s

Changing Workspace and Visual 3D Style

5m 22s

Create Box Cylinder And Cone

16m 53s

Create Sphere, Pyramid, Wedge & Torus

12m 4s

Using Extrude Command

6m 23s

Using Revolve Command

5m 25s

Using Sweep Command

6m 48s

Using Loft Command

3m 24s

Using Presspull Command

3m 32s

Create a Wall With Polysolid, Extrude & Presspull

9m 28s

Using Boolean Operation

Using Ucs And Dynamic Ucs Command?

13m

Using 3D Orbit Command

3m 11s

Using 3D Array Command

5m 39s

Using 3D Rotate Command

6m 3s

Using 3D Move Command

2m 9s

Using 3D Mirror Command

6m 8s

Using Align And 3D Align Command

5m 16s

Using Slice Command

8m 19s

Using Imprint And Solid Edit Command

5m 47s

Using Tapper Face, Extrude Face and Offset Face

6m 36s

Using Shell Command.

3m 9s

Using Fillet Edge & Chamfer Command.

6m 55s

Using Extract And Offset Edges Command

5m 1s

Interfere Command

3m 57s

Using Section

7m 34s

Using Planar & Network Command

3m 49s

Using the Extrude Command

3m 40s

Using the Revolve Command

3m 24s

Using Sweep & Loft Command

4m 58s

Using Blend, Patch, Offset and Extend Commands

8m 59s

Using The Trim, Untrim & Fillet Command

3m 25s

Apply Material & Edit It

11m 29s

Apply Lighting and Rendering

11m 31s

Autocad 3D Exercise

3m 18s

Autocad 3D Project - 1

13m 28s

Autocad 3D Project - 2

12m 27s

Course Summary

2m 25s

Career Guideline

1m 28s

AutoCAD Final Quizes

11h 45m

Draw Construction Lines, Rays & Multiple Points

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Discussion

Course Content

Introduction to Autocad

1m 18s

How to use LearnVern

3m 8s

Change Workspace

4m 42s

Set Units in Drawing

3m 9s

Using Zoom & Pan

4m 29s

Draw a Line

5m 50s

Draw a Line using Coordinate System

8m 54s

Draw a Rectangle

5m 26s

Draw a Circle

8m 27s

Draw an Ellipse

4m 56s

Draw a Polygon

5m 14s

Draw an Arc

9m 5s

Draw Revision Cloud

4m 32s

Draw a Spline

5m 24s

Draw Polyline

6m 28s

Draw Construction Lines, Rays & Multiple Points

8m 32s

Select Drawing And Types Of Selection

5m 20s

Using Move Command

4m 49s

Using Copy Command to Copy any Object

4m 29s

Using Stretch Command

4m 31s

Using Scale Command

4m 6s

Using Rotate Command

5m 43s

Using Mirror Command

3m 53s

Using Offset Command

7m 16s

Rectangular Array

9m 22s

Polar & Path Array

10m 15s

Using Fillet Command

6m 2s

Using Chamfer Command

5m 51s

Using Trim Command

7m 20s

Using Extend Command

6m 1s

Break, Join, Erase, Oops, Undo & Redo.

10m 5s

Using Solid, Donut, Fill & Fill Mode Command

6m 40s

Using Lengthen Command

6m 27s

Using Multiline & Style

10m 12s

Using Divide & Measure Command

7m 3s

Using Function & Ortho Key

5m 22s

Using Osnap Function

16m 45s

Using Grid & Snap Command

3m 37s

Using Polar, Otrack & Dynamic Input

8m 38s

Draw Isometric Drawing

13m 13s

Hatches

5m 24s

Different Boundaries & Types Of Hatches

8m 49s

Measure Object using Inquiry Command

9m 14s

Creating Dimensions using Dimension Tools

8m 20s

Modify Dimensions

12m 59s

Dimension Styles

29m 4s

Multileader & Multileader Styles

7m 25s

Creating Text Using Single & Multiline Text

15m 5s

Creating New Text Style And Edit An Old One

4m 31s

Creating Table & New Table Style

9m 18s

Edit & Import a Table From Excel

5m 7s

Changing Object Colour, Linetype & Linetype Scale

8m 55s

Creating Layers

6m 46s

Using Layer Drop Down Menu

7m 56s

Importing & Exporting Layer Files Using Layer States Manager

4m 40s

Changing Lineweight & Using Match & Property

6m 33s

Hiding & Isolating Objects

3m 8s

Copy, Cut And Paste Object

3m 34s

Paste Special

8m 26s

Creating a Group & Its Use

6m 50s

Creating Block Command And Its Use

5m 17s

Insert Block Command

8m 34s

Creating Library in Autocad using Write Block

5m 32s

Using Attribute Definition

4m 4s

Define a Block With Attributes

7m 14s

Using Xref Command

4m 40s

Using Attaching And Overlaying Xref

4m 50s

Remove Xref File in Drawing

6m 36s

Design Centre And Tool Palettes

13m 8s

Creating a Layout

8m 34s

Creating a Title Block

16m 57s

Using Etransmit

4m 28s

Plotting Options

6m 31s

Exercise Of Array

40s

Exercise Of Assembly

48s

Exercise Of Circle, Line & Trim

43s

Exercise Of Fillet, Circle, Polygon

35s

Exercise Of Isometric Drawing

49s

Isometric Project

17m 18s

Mechanical Project

9m 31s

Changing Workspace and Visual 3D Style

5m 22s

Create Box Cylinder And Cone

16m 53s

Create Sphere, Pyramid, Wedge & Torus

12m 4s

Using Extrude Command

6m 23s

Using Revolve Command

5m 25s

Using Sweep Command

6m 48s

Using Loft Command

3m 24s

Using Presspull Command

3m 32s

Create a Wall With Polysolid, Extrude & Presspull

9m 28s

Using Boolean Operation

Using Ucs And Dynamic Ucs Command?

13m

Using 3D Orbit Command

3m 11s

Using 3D Array Command

5m 39s

Using 3D Rotate Command

6m 3s

Using 3D Move Command

2m 9s

Using 3D Mirror Command

6m 8s

Using Align And 3D Align Command

5m 16s

Using Slice Command

8m 19s

Using Imprint And Solid Edit Command

5m 47s

Using Tapper Face, Extrude Face and Offset Face

6m 36s

Using Shell Command.

3m 9s

Using Fillet Edge & Chamfer Command.

6m 55s

Using Extract And Offset Edges Command

5m 1s

Interfere Command

3m 57s

Using Section

7m 34s

Using Planar & Network Command

3m 49s

Using the Extrude Command

3m 40s

Using the Revolve Command

3m 24s

Using Sweep & Loft Command

4m 58s

Using Blend, Patch, Offset and Extend Commands

8m 59s

Using The Trim, Untrim & Fillet Command

3m 25s

Apply Material & Edit It

11m 29s

Apply Lighting and Rendering

11m 31s

Autocad 3D Exercise

3m 18s

Autocad 3D Project - 1

13m 28s

Autocad 3D Project - 2

12m 27s

Course Summary

2m 25s

Career Guideline

1m 28s

FAQs

To draw a line in AutoCAD, you need to select the Line tool first. When you do this, you'll see the Line command listed on the ribbon. You can also access it by pressing Ctrl+L on your keyboard. Next, select a point on your drawing that is not connected to another point yet and press Enter or Return to start drawing a line from that point. After that, click at another point on your drawing and drag it up or down to create a curve along with your line.

Drawing rays is easy and straightforward in AutoCAD but there are some things that you should remember when drawing them:

The direction of your ray should always be parallel with the X-axis (the horizontal axis)
The direction

Select the Construction Line icon from the drop-down menu, as indicated in the figure below: Or. On the command line, type XL and click Enter.
On the command line or at the command prompt, type A and click Enter. Or. On the command line, choose the Ang option.
XLine's angle must be specified (Construction line). For instance, 30.

A construction line is a straight line that connects two points on a graph. A ray is the part of a line that extends from one point to infinity.