Converting Standard into Construction Elements

This task shows how to convert standard elements into construction elements and vice versa.
Open the Construction_Standard.CATPart document.

  1. Select the line (standard type) you wish to convert into a construction line.

  1. Click Construction/Standard Element from the Sketch tools toolbar.
    The line you previously selected appears dashed to show it is a new type of line.

  1. Click Construction/Standard Element again.
    The construction line is converted into a standard line.
Double-clicking on the line displays the Line Definition dialog box in which you can un-check the Construction element option if you want to convert the construction line into a standard line. For more information, refer to Modifying Element Coordinates.

  • In certain cases, construction elements are automatically created (e.g. when offsetting canonical elements, or when creating lines normal to a curve). If you subsequently delete the constraint or one of the elements, the construction element will be automatically removed.
  • Construction lines are not taken into account when entering another workbench.
  • Applying Construction/Standard Element on axes has no effect.