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The [[Image:Sketcher_SelectElementsWithDoFs.svg|24px]] [[Sketcher_SelectElementsWithDoFs|Sketcher SelectElementsWithDoFs]] tool is meant to aid in fully constraining a sketch by highlighting in green the sketch elements with remaining degrees of freedom (DoF).
The [[Image:Sketcher_SelectElementsWithDoFs.svg|24px]] [[Sketcher_SelectElementsWithDoFs|Sketcher SelectElementsWithDoFs]] tool selects sketch elements with remaining degrees of freedom (DoFs).


If such elements exist in the sketch the [[Sketcher_Dialog#Solver_messages|Solver messages section in the Sketcher Dialog]] displays this message:
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: Under constrained: <span style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline;">n DoF(s)</span>
In edit mode the '''Solver messages''' section at the top of the [[Task_panel|Tasks panel]], one of the following messages will be displayed:
Where ''n'' is the remaining number of degrees of freedom. Clicking the underlined text will select the unconstrained elements.

* <blockquote><span style="color:green;">Fully constrained sketch </span> </blockquote>
* <blockquote><span style="color:red;">Over-constrained sketch </span> <span style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline;">(X)</span> </blockquote>
: where "X" is a list of the index numbers of the conflicting constraints in the sketch. A click on the blue link invokes the [[Image:Sketcher_SelectConflictingConstraints.svg|16px]] [[Sketcher_SelectConflictingConstraints|Sketcher SelectConflictingConstraints]] command.
* <blockquote><span style="color:red;">Redundant constraints </span> <span style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline;">(X)</span> </blockquote>
: where "X" is a list of the index numbers of the redundant constraints in the sketch. A click on the blue link invokes the [[Image:Sketcher_SelectRedundantConstraints.svg|16px]] [[Sketcher_SelectRedundantConstraints|Sketcher SelectRedundantConstraints]] command.
* <blockquote>Under-constrained sketch with <span style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline;">X degrees</span> of freedom</blockquote>
: where "X" is the number of degrees of freedom remaining in the sketch. A click on the blue link invokes this [[Image:Sketcher_SelectElementsWithDoFs.svg|16px]] [[Sketcher_SelectElementsWithDoFs|Sketcher SelectElementsWithDoFs]] command to find under-constrained sketch elements.


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Revision as of 18:26, 27 March 2024

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Sketcher SelectElementsWithDoFs

Menu location
Sketch → Sketcher tools → Select unconstrained DoF
Workbenches
Sketcher
Default shortcut
Z F
Introduced in version
0.18
See also
None

Description

The Sketcher SelectElementsWithDoFs tool selects sketch elements with remaining degrees of freedom (DoFs).

If such elements exist in the sketch the Solver messages section in the Sketcher Dialog displays this message:

Under constrained: n DoF(s)

Where n is the remaining number of degrees of freedom. Clicking the underlined text will select the unconstrained elements.

Usage

  1. Tthere are several ways to invoke this command:
    • Click on the blue link in the Tasks panel as described above.
    • Select the Sketch → Sketcher tools → Select unconstrained DoF option from the menu.
    • Use the keyboard shortcut: Z then F.
  2. Under-constrained sketch elements are now highlighted in green (default color).
  3. Click anywhere in the sketch to clear the highlight color.