Changes between Version 2 and Version 3 of Help/Action/FollowLine


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2011-05-16T15:31:54+02:00 (15 years ago)
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Manchito
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  • Help/Action/FollowLine

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    77Aimed at those who want to draw two or more lines related with
    8 each other, but carry different information (i.e. a river acts as boundary at
    9 some part of its course. It is preferable to have a separated boundary line than to
    10 mix totally different kind of features in one single way).
     8each other, but carry different information, i.e. a river that acts as boundary at
     9some part of its course or a meadow along a riverbank.
     10
     11
     12== Usage ==
    1113
    1214Manually extend the new line to at least two consecutive nodes of the line to follow.
     
    1416[[Image(followline_example1.png)]]
    1517
    16 Then press {{{F}}} so many times as needed. The new line is automatically extended along the path of the existent one.
     18Then press {{{F}}} so many times as needed. The new line is automatically extended point by point along the path of the existent one.
    1719
    18 If the new line should follow a different path (after a junction or at the end of the guide-line), simply extend it manually until there is another line to follow.
     20If the new line were to follow a different path (after a junction or at the end of the guide-line), simply extend it manually until there is another line to follow.
    1921
     22[[Image(followline_example2.png)]]
     23
     24The result: a lot of time saved and no skipped or wrongly placed nodes!
     25
     26[[Image(followline_example3.png)]]
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