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The parallel straight edge can be used for aligning the paper as well as drawing horizontal lines.

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A 15 degree line can be easily created by arranging both the 45 degree and 30/60 degree triangles.
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With some imagination, traditional drafters could actually produce a true 3-dimensional drawing.
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