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title: "line"
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excerpt: "Extend the current sketch with a new straight line."
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layout: manual
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---
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Extend the current sketch with a new straight line.
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```js
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line(sketch: Sketch, end_absolute?: [number], end?: [number], 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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| `sketch` | [`Sketch`](/docs/kcl/types/Sketch) | Which sketch should this path be added to? | Yes |
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| `end_absolute` | `[number]` | Which absolute point should this line go to? Incompatible with `end`. | No |
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| `end` | `[number]` | How far away (along the X and Y axes) should this line go? Incompatible with `endAbsolute`. | No |
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| `tag` | [`TagDeclarator`](/docs/kcl/types#tag-declaration) | Create a new tag which refers to this line | 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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triangle = startSketchOn("XZ")
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  |> startProfileAt([0, 0], %)
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  // The 'end' argument means it ends at exactly [10, 0].
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  // This is an absolute measurement, it is NOT relative to
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  // the start of the sketch.
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  |> line(endAbsolute = [10, 0])
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  |> line(endAbsolute = [0, 10])
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  |> line(endAbsolute = [-10, 0], tag = "thirdLineOfBox")
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  |> close()
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  |> extrude(length = 5)
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box = startSketchOn("XZ")
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  |> startProfileAt([10, 10], %)
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  // The 'to' argument means move the pen this much.
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  // So, [10, 0] is a relative distance away from the current point.
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  |> line(end = [10, 0])
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  |> line(end = [0, 10])
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  |> line(end = [-10, 0], tag = "thirdLineOfBox")
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  |> close()
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  |> extrude(length = 5)
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```
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