Step 1
Pick Line
Choose Line in the tool list.
FeatureDraw Lines
Draw straight lines and set-out marks on the plan
Draw Lines puts clean, straight lines on a PDF plan for set-out lines, call-outs and anything you want to point at. Pick the thickness, the colour and solid or dashed, so every line reads at a glance.
- Two clicks for a straight line
- Hold Shift for level, plumb or 45°
- Thickness, colour, solid or dashed
Line Tool
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Interactive demo
Click two points to draw a line
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Interactive example on a sample plan. The real MetreMate app does a lot more.
From problem to outcome
From a ruler on a printout to clean lines on the plan
Draw Lines is for the marks that need to be straight: a set-out line, a boundary you are checking, or an arrow from a note to the detail it is about.
Step 2
Click start and end
Click where the line starts, then where it ends, right on top of the drawing.
Step 3
Set the style
Use Line Style to pick the thickness, the colour and solid or dashed.
Key capabilities
What you can do with Draw Lines
Straight lines in two clicks
Click a start and an end point and the line is on the plan, dead straight.
Best for Set-out and reference lines
Level, plumb or 45° with Shift
Hold Shift while you draw and the line stays dead level, plumb or at 45°.
Best for Set-out on square plans
Line thickness
Go from a fine 0.5 px line up to a bold 12 px one, so important lines stand out.
Best for Busy plans
Colour and dashes
Pick a colour and choose solid or dashed, so different kinds of line are easy to tell apart.
Best for Mark-ups shared with a crew
Call-outs to a detail
Draw a line from a note to the part of the drawing it is about.
Best for Questions and instructions
Edit it later
Select a line to move it, drag an end to reshape it, change its style or copy and paste it.
Best for Plans that change
The old way
A ruler and a pen do not travel
Ruling lines on a printout works until the plan changes or you need to send it to someone. Then it is a phone photo of a marked-up sheet, and nobody is sure which copy is current.
- Printing plans just to rule lines on them
- Wobbly freehand lines that are hard to read
- Marks stuck on one paper copy
Why it’s better with MetreMate
Straight lines that stay clean and editable
Draw Lines gives you ruler-straight mark-ups on the digital plan, styled so they read clearly, and easy to change when the job does.
- Straight lines in two clicks
- Level, plumb or 45° by holding Shift
- Thickness from 0.5 px to 12 px
- Any colour, solid or dashed
- Move, reshape and restyle with Select
- No printing just to rule a line
Testimonial / proof
“MetreMate's a real game-changer for me. Knocked off hours of fiddling around with plans and got straight into the real work. It's like having an extra pair of hands on site.”
Mark B. · Bathroom Renovator · Sydney, NSW
Built for who
Built for the people doing the work
See how Draw Lines fits the way your trade already works.
Built for
Builders
The problem
Need to show set-out and reference lines without printing the plan.
What you get
Set-out the whole crew can read on screen.
How you'd use it: Use Draw Lines to put clean set-out lines straight onto the drawing.
“Been using MetreMate for a few months now, and I'm wondering how I ever managed without it. The accuracy is spot-on, and helps me and my tradies. I'm able to quote quicker and more accurately. Absolute lifesaver for every builder.”
Across the trades
How tradies use Draw Lines
Draw Lines earns its keep right across the trades. Here is how different crews put it to work on real jobs.
Electricians
Run a dashed line from a note to the switchboard so the electrician on site knows exactly where it goes.
Workflows for electricians
Plumbers
Draw the proposed drain line in a bold colour so it stands out from the existing services.
Workflows for plumbers
Fencers
Rule the new fence line along the boundary and dash the section that is being replaced later.
Workflows for fencers
Concreters
Mark control joint lines across the slab so the crew can see where every cut goes.
Workflows for concreters
Tilers
Draw the set-out line the first row of tiles runs from in the bathroom.
Workflows for tilers
Commercial fit-outs
Show new partition lines in one colour and walls being removed as dashed lines.
Workflows for commercial fit-outsKeep exploring
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