Acu-Rite CNC 3500i User Manual

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Line Tool buttons
Touching the Line Tool button activates the following 
buttons in the Vertical button bar.
Button
Function
Select Parallel line in the Y axis to create a line 
parallel to the Y axis at an X coordinate.
Select Parallel line in the X axis to create a line 
parallel to the X axis at an Y coordinate.
Select Line between two points to create a line 
going through two points.
Select Angular Line from a point to create a line 
going through a point at a specific angle.
Select Line Offset  to create a line offset from 
another line.
Select Tangent line from a point to create a line 
tangent to a circle and going through a point.
Select Tangent line between two circles to create 
a line tangent to two circles.
Select Tangent line at a specific angle to create 
a line tangent to a circle at a specific angle.
When more than one solution is available, they are all 
displayed.  The user can select the desired one(s); when 
done, click on an empty area.