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#Select sketcher element for move operation.
#Select sketcher element for move operation.
#Clíck on [[Image:Sketcher_Move.png|32px]] or choose {{KEY| Sketch}} → {{KEY| Sketcher tools}} → {{KEY|[[Image:Sketcher_Move.png|32px]] Copy}} from the top menu.
#Clíck on [[Image:Sketcher_Move.svg|32px]] or choose {{KEY| Sketch}} → {{KEY| Sketcher tools}} → {{KEY|[[Image:Sketcher_Move.svg|32px]] Copy}} from the top menu.
#Place the Element to its new location ( must be a vertex ). The constraint has now moved.
#Place the Element to its new location ( must be a vertex ). The constraint has now moved.
#If you want to detach an element and move freely , delete its locking constraints and drag with mouse.
#If you want to detach an element and move freely , delete its locking constraints and drag with mouse.

Revision as of 12:08, 9 October 2018

Sketcher Copy

Menu location
Sketch → Sketcher tools → Copy
Workbenches
Sketcher, PartDesign
Default shortcut
Ctrl M
Introduced in version
-
See also
None

Description

Moves a sketcher element, changing its pivot constraint.

The sequence of clicks is indicated by yellow arrows with numbers. Select element A , see a vector line indicated by two red lines from pivot point A pointing to mouse position 2 .Move the mouse pointer to the target location 3 and see the element now as B autoconstrained on point 3


Usage

  1. Select sketcher element for move operation.
  2. Clíck on or choose Sketch Sketcher tools Copy from the top menu.
  3. Place the Element to its new location ( must be a vertex ). The constraint has now moved.
  4. If you want to detach an element and move freely , delete its locking constraints and drag with mouse.


Notes

Available since FreeCAD v 0.18.