Sketcher ArcOverlay

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Sketcher ArcOverlay

Menu location
Sketch → Sketcher visual → Show/hide circular helper for arcs
Workbenches
Sketcher
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
1.0
See also
None

Description

The Sketcher ArcOverlay tool shows or hides the circular helpers (underlying virtual circles) for arcs in all sketches. When shown, they help recognize where constraints apply to arcs.

Left: Tangent constraint without visible connection. Right: Tangent constraint connected to the circular helper

Usage

  1. There are several ways to invoke the tool: