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Adam Chalmers d275995dfe KCL: Angled line should use keyword args (#5803)
We continue migrating KCL stdlib functions to use keyword arguments. Next up is the `angledLine` family of functions (except `angledLineThatIntersects, which will be a quick follow-up).

Before vs. after:

`angledLine({angle = 90, length = 3}, %, $edge)`
  => `angledLine(angle = 90, length = 3, tag = $edge)`

`angledLineOfXLength({angle = 90, length = 3}, %, $edge)`
  => `angledLine(angle = 90, lengthX = 3, tag = $edge)`

`angledLineOfYLength({angle = 90, length = 3}, %, $edge)`
  => `angledLine(angle = 90, lengthY = 3, tag = $edge)`

`angledLineToX({angle = 90, length = 3}, %, $edge)`
  => `angledLine(angle = 90, endAbsoluteX = 3, tag = $edge)`

`angledLineToY({angle = 90, length = 3}, %, $edge)`
  => `angledLine(angle = 90, endAbsoluteY = 3, tag = $edge)`
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profileStart Extract the provided 2-dimensional sketch's profile's origin value. manual

Extract the provided 2-dimensional sketch's profile's origin value.

profileStart(sketch: Sketch): [number]

Arguments

Name Type Description Required
sketch Sketch Yes

Returns

[number]

Examples

sketch001 = startSketchOn(XY)
  |> startProfileAt([5, 2], %)
  |> angledLine(angle = 120, length = 50, tag = $seg01)
  |> angledLine(angle = segAng(seg01) + 120, length = 50)
  |> line(end = profileStart(%))
  |> close()
  |> extrude(length = 20)

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