Sketcher Translate
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Sketcher Translate |
Menu location |
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Sketch → Sketcher tools → Array transform |
Workbenches |
Sketcher |
Default shortcut |
W |
Introduced in version |
0.22 |
See also |
None |
Description
The Sketcher Translate tool moves and optionally copies selected edges. Copies are distributes along one or two directions.
Usage
See also: Drawing aids.
Pos-OVP = Positional On-View-Parameters. introduced in version 0.22
Dim-OVP = Dimensional On-View-Parameters.
Move geometry
- Pick one or more edges.
- There are several ways to invoke the tool:
- Press the Array transform button.
- Select the Sketch → Sketcher tools → Array transform option from the menu.
- introduced in version 0.22: Right-click in the 3D view and select the Array transform option from the context menu.
- Use the keyboard shortcut: W.
- The cursor changes to a white cross with the current tool mode icon.
- The Translate parameters section is added at the top of the Sketcher Dialog.
- Pick the start point of the translation vector. Or with Pos-OVP: enter its X and/or Y coordinate.
- Pick the end point of the translation vector. Or with Dim-OVP: enter the vector's length and/or angle. The angle is relative to the X axis of the sketch.
- The geometry is moved. This finishes the tool. No Pos-OVP and Dim-OVP based constraints are added.
Copy geometry
- Pick one or more edges.
- Invoke the tool like described above.
- The cursor changes to a white cross with the current tool mode icon.
- The Translate parameters section is added at the top of the Sketcher Dialog.
- Define the number of copies along the first vector:
- 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 define the number of rows along the second vector:
- Enter the number of rows in the Rows spinbox.
- Optionally press the R key to increase the number of rows.
- Optionally press the F key to decrease the number of rows.
- Optionally check the Clone constraints checkbox to... (doesn't seem to do anything currently).
- Pick the start point of the first vector. Or with Pos-OVP: enter its X and/or Y coordinate.
- Pick the end point of the first vector. Or with Dim-OVP: enter the vector's length and/or angle.
- The angle is relative to the X axis of the sketch. This defines the offset between copies.
- If the number of rows is greater than
1
: Pick the end point of the second vector. Or with Dim-OVP: enter the vector's length and/or angle.- The angle is relative to the X axis of the sketch. This defines the offset between rows.
- The copies are created. This finishes the tool. No Pos-OVP and Dim-OVP based constraints are added.
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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