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#* Press the {{Button|[[Image:Sketcher_CreateHexagon.svg|16px]] [[Sketcher_CreateHexagon|Hexagon]]}} button.
#* Press the {{Button|[[Image:Sketcher_CreateHexagon.svg|16px]] [[Sketcher_CreateHexagon|Hexagon]]}} button.
#* Select the {{MenuCommand|Sketcher → Sketcher geometries → [[Image:Sketcher_CreateHexagon.svg|16px]] Create hexagon}} option from the menu.
#* Select the {{MenuCommand|Sketcher → Sketcher geometries → [[Image:Sketcher_CreateHexagon.svg|16px]] Create hexagon}} option from the menu.
#* Right-click in the Sketch view and select the {{MenuCommand|[[Image:Sketcher_CreateHexagon.svg|16px]] Create hexagon}} option from the context menu.
#* The keyboard shortcut: {{KEY|G}} then {{KEY|P}}, {{KEY|6}}.
#* The keyboard shortcut: {{KEY|G}} then {{KEY|P}}, {{KEY|6}}.
# Click once to set the center, then move the mouse and click a second time to set one of the vertices.
# Click once to set the center, then move the mouse and click a second time to set one of the vertices.

Revision as of 18:52, 1 February 2024

Sketcher CreateHexagon

Menu location
Sketch → Sketcher geometries → Create hexagon
Workbenches
Sketcher
Default shortcut
G P 6
Introduced in version
0.15
See also
None

Description

Draws an hexagon inscribed in a construction geometry circle. When starting the tool, the mouse pointer changes to a white cross with a red hexagon icon. The coordinates of the pointer are shown beside it in blue in real time.

Usage

  1. There are several ways to invoke the command:
    • Press the Hexagon button.
    • Select the Sketcher → Sketcher geometries → Create hexagon option from the menu.
    • Right-click in the Sketch view and select the Create hexagon option from the context menu.
    • The keyboard shortcut: G then P, 6.
  2. Click once to set the center, then move the mouse and click a second time to set one of the vertices.
  3. Pressing Esc or clicking the right mouse button cancels the function.

Notes

The circumscribed circle is construction geometry, which is only visible when editing the sketch.