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Might not work just the way you would want it to, but it does work.

Play with it a bit, you'll get the hang of it. But it seems like you can't make it extend along the original segment unless that segment is in the working plane. Ive used Librecad to model the physical shape of the armature that makes the suspension and Im now trying to make this a 3D model using the co-ordinates from Librecad. You can type a number, but while you're doing that the end point will be flopping around and can end up anywhere. And as soon as you try to move the point back in the right direction, the number changes. If there was a way to lock the number, that might work. In any event, the number seems to effect how much MORE the line will extend and not the final length. So trim doesn't seem to be the right tool. So it seems like the only way to get a line of a particular length is to draw it, move it, and rotate it into place. x,y () get the mouse cursor position getpos() -> (x, y) Returns the X and Y position of the mouse cursor.

#LIBRECAD LENGTH OF LINE CODE#

Well, until Yorik, (or some one else) get's the code doctored up, (see - issue #0001383), you could always place a construction point where you wish the line to end up and snap to it. The position is relative to the top-left corner of the display. That has worked out well for me in the past. Like I said, currently the trim tool is not so good for what your wanting to do. Works best when trimming to an intersection or end point. If you know how much you need to add to your line (you can use the measure tool between end points to find out how long it currently is) you can invoke the trim tool, start it moving in the direction you want, let go of the mouse and enter the additional length you need and hit enter. The Trim tool will only add or subtract length along the linear path of the line.

Librecad length of line