Sketcher Rotate
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Sketcher Rotate |
Menu location |
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Sketch → Sketcher tools → Polar transform |
Workbenches |
Sketcher |
Default shortcut |
Z P |
Introduced in version |
0.22 |
See also |
None |
Description
The Sketcher Rotate tool rotates and optionally copies selected edges. Copies are evenly distributed according to the rotation angle. When starting the tool, the mouse pointer changes to a white cross with a red rotate icon: .
Usage
See also: Drawing aids.
Pos-OVP = Positional On-View-Parameters.
Dim-OVP = Dimensional On-View-Parameters.
- Select the geometry to be rotated.
- There are several ways to invoke the command:
- Press the Polar transform button.
- Select the Sketcher → Sketcher tools → Polar transform option from the menu.
- The keyboard shortcut: Z then P.
- A Rotate parameters section is added at the top of the Sketcher Task panel.
- Optionally define the number of copies:
- Enter the number of copies in the Copies spinbox.
- Optionally press the U key to increase the number of copies.
- Optionally press the J key to decrease the number of copies.
- Optionally check the Clone constraints checkbox to copy datum constraints instead of replacing them with equality constraints.
- Pick the rotation center. Or with Pos-OVP: enter its X and/or Y coordinate.
- Pick start and end point of the rotation. Or with Dim-OVP: enter the rotation angle.
- The geometry is rotatet or several copies created respectively. This finishes the command.
Sketcher
- General: Create sketch, Edit sketch, Map sketch to face, 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, Line, Arc, Arc by 3 points, Circle, Circle by 3 points, Ellipse, Ellipse by 3 points, Arc of ellipse, Arc of hyperbola, Arc of parabola, B-spline by control points, Periodic B-spline by control points, B-spline by knots, Periodic B-spline by knots, Polyline, Rectangle, Centered rectangle, Rounded rectangle, Triangle, Square, Pentagon, Hexagon, Heptagon, Octagon, Regular polygon, Slot, Fillet, Corner-preserving fillet, Trim, Extend, Split, External geometry, Carbon copy, Toggle construction geometry
- Sketcher constraints:
- Geometric constraints: Coincident, Point on object, Vertical, Horizontal, Parallel, Perpendicular, Tangent, Equal, Symmetric, Block
- Dimensional constraints: Lock, Horizontal distance, Vertical distance, Distance, Radius or weight, Diameter, Auto radius/diameter, Angle, Refraction (Snell's law)
- Constraint tools: Toggle driving/reference constraint, Activate/deactivate constraint
- Sketcher tools: Select unconstrained DoF, Select associated constraints, Select associated geometry, Select redundant constraints, Select conflicting constraints, Show/hide internal geometry, Select origin, Select horizontal axis, Select vertical axis, Symmetry, Clone, Copy, Move, Rectangular array, Remove axes alignment, Delete all geometry, Delete all constraints
- Sketcher B-spline tools: 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, Convert geometry to B-spline, Increase B-spline degree, Decrease B-spline degree, Increase knot multiplicity, Decrease knot multiplicity, Insert knot, Join curves
- Sketcher virtual space: Switch virtual space
- Additional: Sketcher Dialog, Preferences, Sketcher scripting
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