[Question] Overshooted lines on boxes

2:11 PM, Wednesday June 1st 2022

Context: I'm drawing a box (don't tell me lol), I place dots to mark the start and end of a line, I do the trace, but I overshoot the line. If I commit to the line, the box will be a mess, if i ignore the overshoot, the box will be "hairy" on the corner.

Question: do i commit to the overshooted line or do i ignore the overshoot?

Thanks!

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6:18 PM, Wednesday June 1st 2022

Do whichever leads to the box having a better convergence. If the original dots you placed line up better than the end of the overshot line, draw from there. If after closer inspection you realize some point along the overshot line works better, draw from there instead.

Sometimes when I overshoot a line I realize my initial dot was actually at a worse place than I realized and the line I drew is accidentally better, so stop to take a look and both options before going forward.

6:52 PM, Wednesday June 1st 2022

Thank you very much!

I was a wondering what to do and if I was making the wrong choice all the time.

I usally stay with my initial dot, but now I will spend a time analyzing the line when I overshoot again.

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8:26 PM, Wednesday June 1st 2022
6:38 PM, Thursday June 2nd 2022

Thanks!

So Uncomfy says to commit to the mark, I need to change what I'm doing.

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