Marking > Line Division (Construct Menu)

This command can be used to divide up a line according to various mathematical processes. A marking is placed between each division.

The start point of the line to be divided can be entered using the mouse, by clicking anywhere in the drawing.

The end point of the line to be divided can be entered using the mouse, by clicking anywhere in the drawing.

After entering the points at either end of the line, the "Division" dialog appears in which the division parameters can be specified. After entering the division parameters, markings are placed at all the calculated division points.

The generated markings are, like any other object, assigned to a layer which can be locked and/or hidden. All the markings make up one object, i.e. they can only be edited or deleted together. Markings are not allocated to the current layer. Instead, the command Layers > Defaults is used to decide whether they should be assigned to the current layer, or another specified layer.

Markings are normally only displayed on the screen. They are ignored by output to a printer or plotter, to the Clipboard, a metafile or bitmap graphic. If markings are to be included in output, the relevant check box must be enabled in the Drawing Settings > Output check box. The appearance of markings when output can be specified here.