Drawing lines using X Y coordinates

[KD952]

Hello!

I could not find any tool to draw lines using X Y coordinates, so I wrote this tool:

drawLineXY.zip

If there is anything better out there, please point me in the right direction. Thanks!

Disclaimer:
I don't know how to code.

Limitations:

• For some reason does not work when there are no annotations in the document because I cannot get this part to work:

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var annots = this.getAnnots({nPage: this.pageNum,nSortBy: ANSB_ModDate});     // get all annots of current page and sort them

if (annots[0].type == "Line") {}
else if ( (annots[0].type != "Line") || (annots == null) ){}

Thanks for your input!

Kind regards,
Daniel

[KD952]

Hello!

Maybe a little bit more information how it works:

• If the last placed annotation is of the type "Line" the tool stats with the endpoint of this line as origin.

• If the last placed annotation is not of type "Line" you get to set a new origin

Kind regards,
Daniel

[Stefan - PDF-XChange]

Hello Daniel,

Thanks for doing the tool and sharing it with everyone else!
You are correct that there isn't really a way to create a line by specifying it's coordinates in the UI.

Kind regards,
Stefan

[KD952]

Hello!

Figured it out.
Now works as intended.

drawLineXY_V02.zip

Kind regards,
Daniel

[Stefan - PDF-XChange]

Hello Daniel,

Apologies - I missed that there was an enquiry in your initial post!
Happy to hear you've figured it out now!

Kind regards,
Stefan