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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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segLen Compute the length of the provided line segment. manual

Compute the length of the provided line segment.

segLen(tag: TagIdentifier): number

Arguments

Name Type Description Required
tag TagIdentifier The line segment being queried by its tag Yes

Returns

number

Examples

exampleSketch = startSketchOn(XZ)
  |> startProfileAt([0, 0], %)
  |> angledLine(angle = 60, length = 10, tag = $thing)
  |> tangentialArc({ offset = -120, radius = 5 }, %)
  |> angledLine(angle = -60, length = segLen(thing))
  |> close()

example = extrude(exampleSketch, length = 5)

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