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Arc Slot

Sketcher

Descripción

The Sketcher CreateSlot tool creates a slot, a closed polyline consisting of two semicircles connected by two parallel straight lines.

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 Slot button.
   • Select the Sketch → Geometries → Slot option from the menu.
   • The keyboard shortcut: G then S.
2. The cursor changes to a cross with the tool icon.
3. Pick the center of the first semicircle. Or with Pos-OVP: enter its X- and/or Y-coordinate.
4. Pick the center of the second semicircle. Or with Dim-OVP: enter the distance between the centers and/or angle of the slot. The angle is relative to the X-axis of the sketch.
5. Pick a point to define the radius of the slot. Or with Dim-OVP: enter this radius.
6. The slot is created and applicable Pos-OVP and Dim-OVP based constraints are added.
7. If the tool runs in continue mode:
   1. Optionally keep creating slots.
   2. To finish, right-click or press Esc, or start another geometry or constraint creation tool.

Notes

• 0.21 and below (introduced in 0.20): Holding Ctrl when picking the second center will constrain the slot to be drawn horizontally or vertically.
• introduced in 1.0: Angular snap can be used to control the angle of the slot.
• introduced in 0.20: A slot can also be constrained horizontally or vertically if the Auto constraints option is enabled.

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Arc Slot

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