Sketcher Translate

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Sketcher Translate

Menu location
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

  1. Pick one or more edges.
  2. 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.
  3. The cursor changes to a white cross with the current tool mode icon.
  4. The Translate parameters section is added at the top of the Sketcher Dialog.
  5. Pick the start point of the translation vector. Or with Pos-OVP: enter its X and/or Y coordinate.
  6. 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.
  7. The geometry is moved. This finishes the tool. No Pos-OVP and Dim-OVP based constraints are added.

Copy geometry

  1. Pick one or more edges.
  2. Invoke the tool like described above.
  3. The cursor changes to a white cross with the current tool mode icon.
  4. The Translate parameters section is added at the top of the Sketcher Dialog.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Optionally check the Clone constraints checkbox to... (doesn't seem to do anything currently).
  8. Pick the start point of the first vector. Or with Pos-OVP: enter its X and/or Y coordinate.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. The copies are created. This finishes the tool. No Pos-OVP and Dim-OVP based constraints are added.