Sketcher Split
Sketcher Split |
Menu location |
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Sketch → Sketcher geometries → Split edge |
Workbenches |
Sketcher |
Default shortcut |
None |
Introduced in version |
0.20 |
See also |
Sketcher Trimming |
Description
This tool allows to divide an edge into two identical ones, while most of the constraints are duplicated, so both parts remain constrained apart from split point position. For a special case of a circle, this is converted to an loose ends arc with existing circle constraints being transferred to the new arc.
Usage
- Press the Split button. The mouse pointer turns into a white cross with a red split symbol.
- Click on the edge in the place where you want to split it.
- From the line and arc edges, two new will be created, connected at the point clicked. A circle is converted to an arc with the very same center point and other constraints the original circle had.
- Pressing Esc or pressing the right mouse button will terminate the function.
Limitations
- For ellipse, parabola, hyperbola and B-splines the action is not yet supported.
Notes
- All coincidences are transferred - start point, end point and center point (if applicable).
- Point on object constraint is transferred to the closer newly created edge.
- Vertical and horizontal constraints are copied to both offsprings.
- Parallel and perpendicular constraints are copied for both line segments, for arc only once, to the closer part.
- Equality constraint is transferred only for resulting arc edges, line segments do not receive it.
- Symmetry constraint is currently not transferred.
- Block constraint is currently not transferred.
- Horizontal, vertical and length constraints between points are transferred to the outer points of the new edges.
- Point distance constraint is assigned only once, to the closer edge segment.
- Radius and diameter constraints are copied to any resulting arc.
- Angle constraint is currently not transferred
Sketcher
- General: Create sketch, Edit sketch, Attach sketch, 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, Polyline, Line, Arc, Arc by 3 points, Arc of ellipse, Arc of hyperbola, Arc of parabola, Circle, Circle by 3 points, Ellipse, Ellipse by 3 points, Rectangle, Centered rectangle, Rounded rectangle, Triangle, Square, Pentagon, Hexagon, Heptagon, Octagon, Regular polygon, Slot, Arc slot, B-spline by control points, Periodic B-spline by control points, B-spline by knots, Periodic B-spline by knots, Toggle construction geometry
- Sketcher constraints:
- Dimensional constraints: Dimension, Horizontal distance, Vertical distance, Distance, Auto radius/diameter, Radius, Diameter, Angle, Lock
- Geometric constraints: Coincident (unified), Coincident, Point on object, Horizontal/vertical, Horizontal, Vertical, Parallel, Perpendicular, Tangent or collinear, Equal, Symmetric, Block
- Other constraints: Refraction (Snell's law)
- Constraint tools: Toggle driving/reference constraint, Activate/deactivate constraint
- Sketcher tools: Fillet, Chamfer, Trim, Split, Extend, External geometry, Carbon copy, Select origin, Select horizontal axis, Select vertical axis, Array transform, Polar transform, Scale transform, Offset geometry, Symmetry, Remove axes alignment, Delete all geometry, Delete all constraints
- Sketcher B-spline tools: Convert geometry to B-spline, Increase B-spline degree, Decrease B-spline degree, Increase knot multiplicity, Decrease knot multiplicity, Insert knot, Join curves
- Sketcher visual: Select unconstrained DoF, Select associated constraints, Select associated geometry, Select redundant constraints, Select conflicting constraints, Show/hide circular helper for arcs, 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, Show/hide internal geometry, Switch virtual space
- Additional: Sketcher Dialog, Preferences, Sketcher scripting
User documentation
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