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Centered rectangle

Sketcher

Description

The Sketcher CreateRectangle tool creates a rectangle. introduced in 1.0: The tool has four modes, two of which can also produce parallelograms. Rounded corners and creating an offset copy are optional features.

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 Rectangle button.
   • Select the Sketcher → Sketcher geometries → Create rectangle option from the menu.
   • Right-click in the 3D view and select the Create rectangle option from the context menu.
   • Use the keyboard shortcut: G then R.
2. The cursor changes to a cross with the current tool mode icon.
3. The Rectangle parameters section (introduced in 1.0) is added at the top of the Sketcher Dialog.
4. Optionally press the U key or check the Rounded corners checkbox to apply fillets to the rectangle. introduced in 1.0
5. Optionally press the J key or check the Frame checkbox to create a second offset shape. introduced in 1.0
6. Optionally press the M key or select from the dropdown list in the parameters section to change the tool mode:
   • Corner, width, height:
     1. Pick the first corner of the rectangle. Or with Pos-OVP: enter its X and/or Y coordinate.
     2. Pick the opposite corner of the rectangle. Or with Dim-OVP: enter the width and/or height of the rectangle.
   • Center, width, height: introduced in 1.0
     1. Pick the center of the rectangle. Or with Pos-OVP: enter its X and/or Y coordinate.
     2. Pick a corner of the rectangle. Or with Dim-OVP: enter the width and/or height of the rectangle.
   • 3 corners: introduced in 1.0
     1. Pick the first corner of the rectangle. Or with Pos-OVP: enter its X and/or Y coordinate.
     2. Pick the endpoint of the first edge of the rectangle. Or with Dim-OVP: enter the length and/or angle of the first edge. The angle is relative to the X axis of the sketch.
     3. Pick the third corner, opposite the first, of the rectangle. Or with Dim-OVP: enter the length and/or angle of the second edge. The angle is relative to the first edge. Only if this angle is 90° will the result be a rectangle.
   • Center, 2 corners: introduced in 1.0
     1. Pick the center of the rectangle. Or with Pos-OVP: enter its X and/or Y coordinate.
     2. Pick the first corner of the rectangle. Or with Pos-OVP: enter its X and/or Y coordinate.
     3. Pick the second corner of the rectangle. Or with Dim-OVP: enter the length and/or angle of the edge between the first and the second corner. The angle is relative to the other edge connected to the first corner. Only if this angle is 90° will the result be a rectangle.
7. If Rounded corners is selected: Pick a point to define the fillet radius. Or with Dim-OVP: enter it.
8. If Frame is selected: Pick a point to define the offset distance. Or with Dim-OVP: enter it. If the offset is inward and larger than the radius, the offset shape will not have fillets.
9. The geometry is created and applicable Pos-OVP and Dim-OVP based constraints are added.
10. If the tool runs in continue mode:
    1. Optionally keep creating rectangles.
    2. To finish, right-click or press Esc, or start another geometry or constraint creation tool.

Ellipse by 3 points

Centered rectangle

Sketcher