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Sketcher

Description

The Sketcher CreateLine tool creates a line. introduced in 1.0: If On-View-Parameters are enabled the tool has three modes.

Usage

See also: Drawing aids.

Pos-OVP = Positional On-View-Parameters. introduced in 1.0
Dim-OVP = Dimensional On-View-Parameters. introduced in 1.0

1. There are several ways to invoke the tool:
   • Press the Create line button.
   • Select the Sketcher → Sketcher geometries → Create line option from the menu.
   • Use the keyboard shortcut: G then L.
2. The cursor changes to a cross with the current tool mode icon.
3. If On-View-Parameters are enabled the Line parameters section (introduced in 1.0) is added at the top of the Sketcher Dialog.
4. Optionally press the M key or select from the dropdown list in the parameters section to change the tool mode:
   • Point, length, angle: introduced in 1.0
     1. Pick the start point of the line. Or with Pos-OVP: enter its X and/or Y coordinate.
     2. Pick the endpoint of the line. Or with Dim-OVP: enter the length and/or angle of the line. The angle is relative to the X axis of the sketch.
   • Point, width, height: introduced in 1.0
     1. Pick the start point of the line. Or with Pos-OVP: enter its X and/or Y coordinate.
     2. Pick the endpoint of the line. Or with Dim-OVP: enter its X and/or Y distance from the start point.
   • 2 points:
     1. Pick the start point of the line. Or with Pos-OVP: enter its X and/or Y coordinate.
     2. Pick the endpoint of the line. Or with Pos-OVP: enter its X and/or Y coordinate.
5. The line is created and applicable Pos-OVP and Dim-OVP based constraints are added.
6. If the tool runs in continue mode:
   1. Optionally keep creating lines.
   2. To finish, right-click or press Esc, or start another geometry or constraint creation tool.

Polyline

Arc by center

Sketcher