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ThorOdin
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Midpoint of a line

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How does one create/select the midpoint of a line?
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Re: Midpoint of a line

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Hi and welcome to the forum!
ThorOdin wrote: Thu Apr 21, 2022 5:38 pm How does one create/select the midpoint of a line?
Read my Sketcher lecture :mrgreen: or
- Select the line and the point
- Apply symmetry.
A Sketcher Lecture with in-depth information is available in English, auf Deutsch, en français, en español.
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Re: Midpoint of a line

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Read his Sketcher lecture ;) or
- Select the line THEN the point
- Apply symmetry.

The point doesn't need to be on the line.
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Shalmeneser wrote: Thu Apr 21, 2022 6:18 pm - Select the line THEN the point
The order does not matter.
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Re: Midpoint of a line

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True,
I was thinking of somebody selecting the line via its vertices. :roll:
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ThorOdin wrote: Thu Apr 21, 2022 5:38 pm How does one create/select the midpoint of a line?
in sketcher or in draft?
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