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title: "yLine"
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excerpt: "Draw a line relative to the current origin to a specified distance away"
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layout: manual
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---
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Draw a line relative to the current origin to a specified distance away
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from the current position along the 'y' axis.
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```js
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yLine(length: number, sketch: Sketch, tag?: TagDeclarator) -> Sketch
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```
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### Arguments
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| Name | Type | Description | Required |
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|----------|------|-------------|----------|
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| `length` | `number` |  | Yes |
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| `sketch` | [`Sketch`](/docs/kcl/types/Sketch) | A sketch is a collection of paths. | Yes |
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| `tag` | [`TagDeclarator`](/docs/kcl/types#tag-declaration) |  | No |
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### Returns
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[`Sketch`](/docs/kcl/types/Sketch) - A sketch is a collection of paths.
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### Examples
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```js
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exampleSketch = startSketchOn('XZ')
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  |> startProfileAt([0, 0], %)
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  |> yLine(15, %)
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  |> angledLine({ angle = 30, length = 15 }, %)
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  |> line(end = [8, -10])
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  |> yLine(-5, %)
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  |> close()
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example = extrude(exampleSketch, length = 10)
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```
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