Sketcher CreatePolyline
Appearance
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| Menu location |
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| Sketch → Geometries → Polyline |
| Workbenches |
| Sketcher |
| Default shortcut |
| G M |
| Introduced in version |
| - |
| See also |
| Sketcher CreateLine |
Description
The Sketcher CreatePolyline tool creates a series of line and arc segments connected by their endpoints. The tool has several modes.
Polyline started with a line, a tangent arc, a perpendicular arc then a tangent line.
Usage
See also: Drawing aids.
- There are several ways to invoke the tool:
- The cursor changes to a cross with the tool icon.
- The modes of the tool require a previous segment. Do one of the following:
- Pick two points to define a line segment.
- Pick the endpoint of an existing line or arc segment (Auto constraints must be enabled).
- Optionally press the M key one or more times to cycle through the modes for the next segment. The available modes are:
- Line perpendicular to the previous segment.
- Line tangential to the previous segment (this is the initial mode if the previous segment is an arc).
- Arc tangential to the previous segment.
- Arc perpendicular (left) to the previous segment.
- Arc perpendicular (right) to the previous segment.
- Line only connected to the previous segment.
- While in any of the arc modes, optionally hold down the Ctrl key to snap the arc to increments of 45° relative to the previous segment.
- Pick the endpoint of the segment.
- Optionally repeat this to create more segments.
- To finish the input do one of the following:
- Snap to the start point to create a closed polyline.
- Right-click or press Esc to create an open polyline.
- The polyline segments have been created and applicable constraints have been added.
- If the tool runs in continue mode:
- Optionally keep creating polylines.
- To finish, right-click or press Esc, or start another geometry or constraint creation tool.
- General: New Sketch, Edit Sketch, Attach Sketch, Reorient Sketch, Validate Sketch, Merge Sketches, Mirror Sketch, Leave Sketch, Align View to Sketch, Toggle Section View, Stop Operation, Grid, Snap, Rendering Order
- Geometries: Point, Polyline, Line, Arc From Center, Arc From 3 Points, Elliptical Arc, Hyperbolic Arc, Parabolic Arc, Circle From Center, Circle From 3 Points, Ellipse From Center, Ellipse From 3 Points, Rectangle, Centered Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Triangle, Square, Pentagon, Hexagon, Heptagon, Octagon, Polygon, Slot, Arc Slot, B-Spline, Periodic B-Spline, B-Spline From Knots, Periodic B-Spline From Knots, Toggle Construction Geometry
- Constraints:
- Dimensional Constraints: Dimension, Horizontal Dimension, Vertical Dimension, Distance Dimension, Radius/Diameter Dimension, Radius Dimension, Diameter Dimension, Angle Dimension, Lock Position
- Geometric Constraints: Coincident Constraint (Unified), Coincident Constraint, Point-On-Object Constraint, Horizontal/Vertical Constraint, Horizontal Constraint, Vertical Constraint, Parallel Constraint, Perpendicular Constraint, Tangent/Collinear Constraint, Equal Constraint, Symmetric Constraint, Block Constraint, Refraction Constraint
- Constraint Tools: Toggle Driving/Reference Constraints, Toggle Constraints
- Sketcher Tools: Fillet, Chamfer, Trim Edge, Split Edge, Extend Edge, External Projection, External Intersection, Carbon Copy, Select Origin, Select Horizontal Axis, Select Vertical Axis, Move/Array Transform, Rotate/Polar Transform, Scale, Offset, Mirror, Remove Axes Alignment, Delete All Geometry, Delete All Constraints, Copy Elements, Cut Elements, Paste Elements
- B-Spline Tools: Geometry to B-Spline, Increase B-Spline Degree, Decrease B-Spline Degree, Increase Knot Multiplicity, Decrease Knot Multiplicity, Insert Knot, Join Curves
- Visual Helpers: Select Under-Constrained Elements, Select Associated Constraints, Select Associated Geometry, Select Redundant Constraints, Select Conflicting Constraints, Toggle Circular Helper for Arcs, Toggle B-Spline Degree, Toggle B-Spline Control Polygon, Toggle B-Spline Curvature Comb, Toggle B-Spline Knot Multiplicity, Toggle B-Spline Control Point Weight, Toggle Internal Geometry, Switch Virtual Space
- Additional: Sketcher Dialog, Preferences, Sketcher scripting
- Getting started
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