= Tools > Follow line =

[[Image(source:/trunk/images/followline.png)]] ''Keyboard shortcut:'' '''{{{F}}}'''

'''Makes easier to draw a line that shares points with another line.'''

Aimed at those who want to draw two or more lines related with
each other, but carry different information, I.e. a river that acts as boundary at
some part of its course or a meadow along a riverbank.


== Usage ==

Manually extend the new line to at least two consecutive nodes of the line to follow.

[[Image(followline_example1.png)]]

Then press {{{F}}} so many times as needed. The new line is automatically extended point by point along the path of the existent one.

If 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.

[[Image(followline_example2.png)]]

The result: a lot of time saved and no skipped or wrongly placed nodes!

[[Image(followline_example3.png)]]

== Note ==

Instead of overlapping ways like this, use a boundary relation to include the relevant split section of river with other boundary=administrative ways.

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