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The [[Image:Sketcher_ConstrainPointOnObject.svg|24px]] [[Sketcher_ConstrainPointOnObject|Sketcher ConstrainPointOnObject]] command fixes points on edges or axes.
The [[Image:Sketcher_ConstrainPointOnObject.svg|24px]] [[Sketcher_ConstrainPointOnObject|Sketcher ConstrainPointOnObject]] tool fixes points on edges or axes. Lines are treated as infinite, and open curves are virtually extended as well.


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{{Version|0.22}}: This command is replaced by the [[Sketcher_ConstrainCoincidentUnified|Sketcher ConstrainCoincidentUnified]] command if the {{MenuCommand|Unify Coincident and PointOnObject}} option is selected in the [[Sketcher_Preferences#General|Sketcher Preferences]].
{{Version|0.22}}: This tool is replaced by the [[Sketcher_ConstrainCoincidentUnified|Sketcher ConstrainCoincidentUnified]] tool if the {{MenuCommand|Unify Coincident and PointOnObject}} option is selected in the [[Sketcher_Preferences#General|Sketcher Preferences]].


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See also: [[Sketcher_Workbench#Drawing_aids|Drawing aids]].

===[[Sketcher_Workbench#Continue_modes|Continue mode]]===


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# Make sure there is no selection.
# Optionally do one of the following:
# There are several ways to invoke the tool:
#* Select a single point and a single edge (in any order).
#* Select several points and a single edge (idem).
#* Select a single point and several edges (idem).
# There are several ways to invoke the command:
#* Press the {{Button|[[Image:Sketcher_ConstrainPointOnObject.svg|16px]] [[Sketcher_ConstrainPointOnObject|Constrain point onto object]]}} button.
#* Press the {{Button|[[Image:Sketcher_ConstrainPointOnObject.svg|16px]] [[Sketcher_ConstrainPointOnObject|Constrain point onto object]]}} button.
#* Select the {{MenuCommand|Sketch → Sketcher constraints → [[Image:Sketcher_ConstrainPointOnObject.svg|16px]] Constrain point onto object}} option from the menu.
#* Select the {{MenuCommand|Sketch → Sketcher constraints → [[Image:Sketcher_ConstrainPointOnObject.svg|16px]] Constrain point onto object}} option from the menu.
#* Use the keyboard shortcut: {{KEY|O}}.
#* Use the keyboard shortcut: {{KEY|O}}.
# To indicate that the command has been activated the cursor changes to a white cross with the command icon.
# The cursor changes to a white cross with the tool icon.
# Select a single point and a single edge (in any order).
# Optionally keep selecting elements. You can only select two elements at a time now.
# A constraint is added.
# To finish the command press {{KEY|Esc}} or the right mouse button, or start a another constraints or geometries command.
# Optionally keep creating constraints.
# To finish, right-click or press {{KEY|Esc}}, or start another geometry or constraint creation tool.

===Run-once mode===

# Do one of the following:
#* Select a single point and a single edge (in any order).
#* Select several points and a single edge (idem).
#* Select a single point and several edges (idem).
# Invoke the tool as explained above.
# Depending on the selection one or more constraints are added.


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Revision as of 17:38, 25 March 2024

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Sketcher ConstrainPointOnObject

Menu location
Sketch → Sketcher constraints → Constrain point onto object
Workbenches
Sketcher
Default shortcut
O
Introduced in version
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See also
Sketcher ConstrainCoincidentUnified, Sketcher ConstrainCoincident

Description

The Sketcher ConstrainPointOnObject tool fixes points on edges or axes. Lines are treated as infinite, and open curves are virtually extended as well.

introduced in version 0.22: This tool is replaced by the Sketcher ConstrainCoincidentUnified tool if the Unify Coincident and PointOnObject option is selected in the Sketcher Preferences.

Usage

See also: Drawing aids.

Continue mode

  1. Make sure there is no selection.
  2. There are several ways to invoke the tool:
    • Press the Constrain point onto object button.
    • Select the Sketch → Sketcher constraints → Constrain point onto object option from the menu.
    • Use the keyboard shortcut: O.
  3. The cursor changes to a white cross with the tool icon.
  4. Select a single point and a single edge (in any order).
  5. A constraint is added.
  6. Optionally keep creating constraints.
  7. To finish, right-click or press Esc, or start another geometry or constraint creation tool.

Run-once mode

  1. Do one of the following:
    • Select a single point and a single edge (in any order).
    • Select several points and a single edge (idem).
    • Select a single point and several edges (idem).
  2. Invoke the tool as explained above.
  3. Depending on the selection one or more constraints are added.

Scripting

The constraint can be created from macros and from the Python console by using the following command:

Sketch.addConstraint(Sketcher.Constraint('PointOnObject',LineMoving,PointOfLineMoving,LineFixed))

  • Sketch is a sketch object.
  • LineMoving is the number that designates the line, which contains the point that has to be moved onto the LineFixed (the line which is fixed).
  • PointOfLineMoving is the number of the vertex of line LineMoving, that has to be moved onto the LineFixed.
  • LinedFixed is the number of the line to be affixed onto the point PointOfLineMoving.

The Sketcher scripting page explains how to identify the numbers that designate lines and points.