2D Geometry Operations

The Interactive Drafting workbench enables you to modify 2D geometry, as well as perform a number of operations on it.

As 2D geometry operation commands work exactly as in the Sketcher workbench, this section of the documentation actually points to the Sketcher User's Guide. As such, the information detailed in this section is presented in a Sketcher context. 

You should note that the Sketcher User's Guide contains images that correspond to the Sketcher workbench and therefore illustrate geometry in an environment that is different from the Interactive Drafting environment (symbols, background color, for example).

 

 Modify elements coordinates: Use the Line Definition dialog box to modify element coordinates.

Create a corner: Create a rounded corner (arc tangent to two curves) between two lines using trimming operation.

Create a chamfer: Create a chamfer between two lines using trimming operation.

Trim elements: Trim a line or a circle (either one element or all the elements).

Break elements: Break any type of curves.
Break and trim: Quickly deletes elements intersected by other Sketcher elements using breaking and trimming operation.
Close elements: Closes circles, ellipses or splines using relimiting operation.
Complement an arc (circle or ellipse): Creates a complementary arc.

Create mirrored elements: Repeat existing elements using a line, a construction line or an axis.
Move elements by symmetry: Moves existing Sketcher elements using a line, a construction line or an axis.

Translate elements: Perform a translation on 2D elements by defining the duplicate mode and then selecting the element to be duplicated.

Rotate elements: Rotate elements by defining the duplicate mode and then selecting the element to be duplicated.

Scale elements: Resize a profile to the dimension you specify.

Offset elements: Duplicate a line, arc or circle type element.

 

 Sketch analysis: Analysis on a sketch.