Drawing construction lines by bisecting an angle or entity

Bisection is a quick way to draw construction lines. You can bisect an angle that you specify, or you can bisect one or two lines, arcs, or polyline segments.

To draw a construction line by bisecting an angle

   1   Do one of the following to choose Construction Line > Bisect Angle ():  

    On the ribbon, choose Draw > Construction Line > Bisect Angle.

    On the menu, choose Draw > Construction Line > Bisect Angle.

    On the Construction Line toolbar, click the Bisect Angle tool.

    Type cline, press Enter, then choose Bisect in the prompt box.

   2   Select an existing vertex point from which to reference the angle.

   3   Specify the first point of the bisection angle.

   4   Specify the second point of the bisection angle.

   5   To complete the command, press Enter.

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To draw a construction line by bisecting a line, arc, or polyline segment

   1   Do one of the following to choose Construction Line > Bisect Entity ():  

    On the ribbon, choose Draw > Construction Line > Bisect Entity.

    On the menu, choose Draw > Construction Line > Bisect Entity.

    On the Construction Line toolbar, click the Bisect Entity tool.

    Type cline, press Enter, choose Bisect in the prompt box, then choose Entity in the prompt box.

   2   Select a line, arc, or polyline segment to bisect.

To draw a construction line by bisecting two lines, arcs, or polyline segments

   1   Do one of the following to choose Construction Line > Bisect Two Entities ():  

    On the ribbon, choose Draw > Construction Line > Bisect Two Entities.

    On the menu, choose Draw > Construction Line > Bisect Two Entities.

    On the Construction Line toolbar, click the Bisect Two Entities tool.

    Type cline, press Enter, choose Bisect in the prompt box, then choose Two Entities in the prompt box.

   2   Select a line, arc, or polyline segment.

   3   Select the second line, arc, or polyline segment.