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The Point tool creates a point in the current sketch, which can be used for constructing geometry elements. The point is a construction element only and does not show up in the 3D-view.
The Point tool creates a point in the current sketch, which can be used for constructing geometry elements.


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Revision as of 17:13, 10 November 2021

Sketcher CreatePoint

Menu location
Sketch → Sketcher geometries → Create point
Workbenches
Sketcher
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
None

Description

The Point tool creates a point in the current sketch, which can be used for constructing geometry elements.

Point in the sketcher

Usage

  • Click on the Create point button to activate the function.
  • Clicking in the sketch creates a point.
  • Pressing Esc or clicking the right mouse button cancels the function.

Options

  • By default points are created as construction geometry and therefore are not visible outside of Sketch editing mode. Use the Toggle Construction tool to change them to normal geometry.
  • A mode to snap to the grid can be set in the Sketcher Preferences. The point snaps then to the grid, if it has less than 25% grid distance to a grid line. The snap mode does not fix the point to the grid (i.e, it has 2 degrees of freedom). It can be moved with the mouse or constrained to other locations.