Drawing Tools 1

Lines, shapes, and tool properties

Tool Properties

Configure appearance before or after drawing:

• Line width (1-5)
• Line style (solid, dash, dot, dash-dot)
• Color palette (customizable, hex input)
• Separate text color property
• Font size (8-24)
• Rectangle label position (8 positions)
• Line label position (8 positions)
• Filled checkbox: control rectangle fill state when applying
• Apply button: apply all properties to selected object
• Layer change via Apply (move objects between groups)

Lines

Line drawing tools:

• Trend line - two-point line
• Angled line - preset angles: 0, 30, 45, 60, 90 and negatives
• Ray - extends to infinity in one direction
• Horizontal line
• Vertical line
• Straighten tool - click trend line to make horizontal with angle lock on drag
• Angle lock - lines maintain angle when dragged

Shapes

Shape drawing tools:

• Rectangle - unfilled, border only
• Rectangle filled
• Rectangle with text - configurable fill state via Properties dialog
• Path - multi-segment lines, click to add points

Snap to Bar

Magnet feature for precise placement:

• Configurable sensitivity
• Set to 0 to disable

Complex Objects

Adding text to lines and rectangles creates grouped sublayers:

• Text attached to line or rectangle becomes a sublayer
• Parent object and text grouped in layer system
• Lock/hide/delete propagates to all parts
• Naming convention: LAYER_NAME_txt