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|SeeAlso=[[Sketcher_ToggleDrivingConstraint|Sketcher ToggleDrivingConstraint]] |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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The [[Image:Sketcher_ToggleConstruction.svg|24px]] [[Sketcher_ToggleConstruction|Sketcher ToggleConstruction]] tool either toggles the geometry creation tools to/from construction mode, or toggles selected geometry to/from construction geometry. |
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Construction geometry is marked with a dedicated [[Sketcher_Preferences#Appearance|color]] (default blue) and ({{Version|0.22}}) linetype. Construction geometry is not visible outside the sketch, it is intended to help define constraints and other geometry inside the sketch itself. Construction lines can however be used as a rotation axis by [[PartDesign_Revolution|PartDesign Revolution]]. |
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Construction geometry is an important tool of the sketcher. When using a sketch for a 3D operation, construction geometry is ignored. |
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In {{Button|[[File:Sketcher_EditSketch.svg|16px]] [[Sketcher_EditSketch|Edit sketch]]}}, construction geometry is shown as blue, and won't turn green when a sketch is fully constrained. Once you {{Button|[[File:Sketcher_LeaveSketch.svg|16px]] [[Sketcher_LeaveSketch|Leave sketch]]}}, construction geometry is hidden in the [[3D_view|3D view]]. |
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Construction lines can be used as rotation axis by the {{Button|[[File:PartDesign_Revolution.svg|16px]] [[PartDesign_Revolution|PartDesign Revolution]]}} feature. |
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==Usage== |
==Usage== |
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===Toggle tools=== |
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# Without having anything selected in the [[3D_view|3D view]]: |
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# Make sure there is no selection. |
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#* Invoke construction mode by clicking on the {{Button|[[File:Sketcher_ToggleConstruction.svg|16px]] [[Sketcher_ToggleConstruction|Toggle construction geometry]]}} button or by using the {{MenuCommand|Sketch → Sketcher geometries → [[File:Sketcher_ToggleConstruction.svg|16px]] Toggle construction geometry}} entry in the Sketcher menu. |
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#* This will change the color for creating new geometric elements to blue. |
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#* Press the {{Button|[[Image:Sketcher_ToggleConstruction.svg|16px]] [[Sketcher_ToggleConstruction|Toggle construction geometry]]}} button. |
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#* Newly created geometric elements will now be created in construction mode. |
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#* Select the {{MenuCommand|Sketcher → Sketcher geometries → [[Image:Sketcher_ToggleConstruction.svg|16px]] Toggle construction geometry}} option from the menu. |
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#* Right-click in the [[3D_view|3D view]] and select the {{MenuCommand|[[Image:Sketcher_ToggleConstruction.svg|16px]] Toggle construction geometry}} option from the context menu. |
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#* Use the keyboard shortcut: {{KEY|G}} then {{KEY|N}}. |
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#* The selected elements will now be changed to construction mode. |
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# The mode of the geometry creation tools is toggled: |
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#* Afterwards newly created elements will again be normal geometry. |
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#* In normal mode their menu and toolbar icons are white, and they create regular geometry (default color white). The icon of this tool is then: [[Image:Sketcher_ToggleConstruction.svg|16px]]. |
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#* In construction mode their menu and toolbar icons are blue, and they create construction geometry (default color blue). The icon of this tool is then: [[Image:Sketcher_ToggleConstruction_Constr.svg|16px]]. |
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* {{Button|[[File:Sketcher_CreatePoint.svg|16px]] [[Sketcher_CreatePoint|Create point]]}} will always create points in construction mode regardless of the toolbar toggle state, select the desired points in the [[3D_view|3D view]] after creation and click {{Button|[[File:Sketcher_ToggleConstruction.svg|16px]] [[Sketcher_ToggleConstruction|Toggle construction geometry]]}} to change them to normal geometry. |
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# Invoke the tool as described above, or with the following additional option: |
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#* Right-click in the {{MenuCommand|Elements}} section of the [[Task_panel|Task panel]] and select the {{MenuCommand|Toggle construction geometry}} option from the context menu. |
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# The selected elements are changed from normal geometry to construction geometry or vice versa. Their appearance changes accordingly. |
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# The mode of the geometry creation tools is not changed. |
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Revision as of 11:42, 15 April 2024
Sketcher ToggleConstruction |
Menu location |
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Sketch → Sketcher geometries → Toggle construction geometry |
Workbenches |
Sketcher |
Default shortcut |
G N |
Introduced in version |
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See also |
None |
Description
The Sketcher ToggleConstruction tool either toggles the geometry creation tools to/from construction mode, or toggles selected geometry to/from construction geometry.
Construction geometry is marked with a dedicated color (default blue) and (introduced in version 0.22) linetype. Construction geometry is not visible outside the sketch, it is intended to help define constraints and other geometry inside the sketch itself. Construction lines can however be used as a rotation axis by PartDesign Revolution.
Usage
Toggle tools
- Make sure there is no selection.
- There are several ways to invoke the tool:
- Press the Toggle construction geometry button.
- Select the Sketcher → Sketcher geometries → Toggle construction geometry option from the menu.
- Right-click in the 3D view and select the Toggle construction geometry option from the context menu.
- Use the keyboard shortcut: G then N.
- The mode of the geometry creation tools is toggled:
Toggle geometry
- Select one or more elements in the sketch.
- Invoke the tool as described above, or with the following additional option:
- Right-click in the Elements section of the Task panel and select the Toggle construction geometry option from the context menu.
- The selected elements are changed from normal geometry to construction geometry or vice versa. Their appearance changes accordingly.
- The mode of the geometry creation tools is not changed.
Sketcher
- General: Create sketch, Edit sketch, Map sketch to face, Reorient sketch, Validate sketch, Merge sketches, Mirror sketch, Leave sketch, View sketch, View section, Toggle grid, Toggle snap, Configure rendering order, Stop operation
- Sketcher geometries: Point, Line, Arc, Arc by 3 points, Circle, Circle by 3 points, Ellipse, Ellipse by 3 points, Arc of ellipse, Arc of hyperbola, Arc of parabola, B-spline by control points, Periodic B-spline by control points, B-spline by knots, Periodic B-spline by knots, Polyline, Rectangle, Centered rectangle, Rounded rectangle, Triangle, Square, Pentagon, Hexagon, Heptagon, Octagon, Regular polygon, Slot, Fillet, Corner-preserving fillet, Trim, Extend, Split, External geometry, Carbon copy, Toggle construction geometry
- Sketcher constraints:
- Geometric constraints: Coincident, Point on object, Vertical, Horizontal, Parallel, Perpendicular, Tangent, Equal, Symmetric, Block
- Dimensional constraints: Lock, Horizontal distance, Vertical distance, Distance, Radius or weight, Diameter, Auto radius/diameter, Angle, Refraction (Snell's law)
- Constraint tools: Toggle driving/reference constraint, Activate/deactivate constraint
- Sketcher tools: Select unconstrained DoF, Select associated constraints, Select associated geometry, Select redundant constraints, Select conflicting constraints, Show/hide internal geometry, Select origin, Select horizontal axis, Select vertical axis, Symmetry, Clone, Copy, Move, Rectangular array, Remove axes alignment, Delete all geometry, Delete all constraints
- Sketcher B-spline tools: Show/hide B-spline degree, Show/hide B-spline control polygon, Show/hide B-spline curvature comb, Show/hide B-spline knot multiplicity, Show/hide B-spline control point weight, Convert geometry to B-spline, Increase B-spline degree, Decrease B-spline degree, Increase knot multiplicity, Decrease knot multiplicity, Insert knot, Join curves
- Sketcher virtual space: Switch virtual space
- Additional: Sketcher Dialog, Preferences, Sketcher scripting
User documentation
- Getting started
- Installation: Download, Windows, Linux, Mac, Additional components, Docker, AppImage, Ubuntu Snap
- Basics: About FreeCAD, Interface, Mouse navigation, Selection methods, Object name, Preferences, Workbenches, Document structure, Properties, Help FreeCAD, Donate
- Help: Tutorials, Video tutorials
- Workbenches: Std Base, Arch, Assembly, CAM, Draft, FEM, Inspection, Mesh, OpenSCAD, Part, PartDesign, Points, Reverse Engineering, Robot, Sketcher, Spreadsheet, Surface, TechDraw, Test Framework
- Hubs: User hub, Power users hub, Developer hub