The Sketcher application can assist you when sketching elements. This page shows
you the different capabilities available in the Sketch tools
toolbar. The Sketch tools toolbar is displayed at the bottom
right part of the application. It provides the following options commands: |
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Working with the Grid OptionThe Grid option is directly available from the Sketch tools toolbar. Clicking Grid displays the grid in your session. The grid spacing and graduations are defined using the Tools > Options > Mechanical Design > Sketcher command. For more information, refer to Customizing. Working with the Snap to Point OptionIf activated, Snap to Point makes your sketch begin or end on the points of the grid. As you are sketching the points are snapped to the intersection points of the grid. Note that this option is also available in the Tools > Options, Mechanical Design > Sketcher option at the left of the dialog box (Sketcher tab). For more information, see Infrastructure user's guide (Customization Settings). In the following example:
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Note that when you zoom in, snapping option remains active
both on primary and secondary grids, even though the secondary grids are
not visualized any more.
When SmartPick is active, points may not snap at the intersection points of the grid. Care that they will necessarily snap on an horizontal or a vertical grid subdivision. |
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The SmartPick capability works even if this option is on. | |||||||||||||||||||
Creating Construction/Standard ElementsYou can create two types of elements: standard elements and construction elements. Note that creating standard or construction elements is based upon the same methodology. If standard elements represent the most commonly created elements, on some occasions, you will have to create a geometry just to facilitate your design. Construction elements aim at helping you in sketching the required profile.
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Creating Geometrical ConstraintsWhen selected, Geometrical Constraint allows you to force a limitation between one or more geometry elements. Creating Dimensional ConstraintsWhen selected, Dimensional Constraint allows you to force a dimensional limitation on one or more profile type elements provided you use the value fields in the Sketch tools toolbar for creating this profile. To know more about sketcher constraints, refer to Setting Constraints, and Infrastructure user's guide (Customization Settings). |
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Value Fields
The values of the elements you sketch appear in the Sketch tools toolbar as you move the cursor. In other words, as you are moving the cursor, the Horizontal (H), Vertical (V), Length (L) and Angle (A) fields display the coordinates corresponding to the cursor position. |
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You can also use these fields for entering the values of your choice. In the following scenario, you are going to sketch a line by entering values in the appropriate fields. |
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Depending on the number of fields available and the way you customize your toolbars, some fields may be truncated. What you need to do is just undock the Sketch tools toolbar. |