2D Geometry

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 Drafting environment (symbols, background color, for example).

These commands allow you to create and modify 2D geometry. Note also that SmartPick is an easy-to-use tool designed to make all your geometry creation as simple as possible.

Remember that before you start creating 2D geometry, you can double-click the icon and then create a as many elements as desired.

Create a point:

Use the Tools toolbar or click the point horizontal and vertical coordinates.

Create a points using coordinates:

Enter in the Point Definition dialog box cartesian or polar coordinates.

Create an equidistant point:

Enter in the Equidistant Point Definition dialog box the number and spacing of the points to be equidistantly created on a line or a curve-type element.

Create one or more points by intersecting curve type elements via selection.

Create one or more points by projecting points onto curve type elements.

Create a line:

Use the Tools toolbar or click the line first and second points.

Create an infinite line

Use the Profile toolbar or click the infinite line first and second points.

Create a bi-tangent line:

Click two elements one after the other to create a line that is tangent to these two elements.

Create a bisecting line

Click two lines.

Create a circle:

Use the Tools toolbar or click to define the circle center and then one point on the circle.

Create a three point circle:

Use the Tools toolbar or click to define the circle start point, second point and end point one after the other.

Create a circle using coordinates:

Use the Circle Definition dialog box to define the circle center point and radius.

Create a tri-tangent circle:

Click three elements one after the other to create a circle made of three tangent constraints.

Create an ellipse:

Use the Tools toolbar or click to define the ellipse center, major semi-axis and minor semi-axis endpoints one after the other.

Create an arc:

Use the Tools toolbar or click to define the arc center and then the arc start point and end point.

Create a three point arc:

Use the Tools toolbar or click to define the arc start point, end point and second point one after the other.

Create a three point arc (via limits):

Use the Tools toolbar or click to define the arc start point, end point and second point one after the other.

Create a profile:

Use the Tools toolbar or click to define lines and arcs which the profile may be made of.

Click the points through which the spline will go.

Create a parabola by focus:

Click the focus, apex and then the parabola two extremity points.

Create a hyperbola by focus:

Click the focus, center and apex, and then the hyperbola two extremity points.

Click the desired points and excentricity for creating an ellipse, a circle, a parabola or a hyperbola, using tangents, if needed.

Create a spline:

Click the points through which the spline will go.

Create a rectangle:

Use the Tools toolbar or click the rectangle extremity points one after the other.

Create an oriented rectangle:

Use the Tools toolbar or click to define a first side for the rectangle and then a point corresponding to the rectangle length.

Create a parallelogram:

Use the Tools toolbar or click to define a first side for the parallelogram and then a point corresponding to the parallelogram length.

Create an hexagon:

Use the Tools toolbar or click to define the hexagon center and dimension.

Create an elongated hole:

Use the Tools toolbar or click to define the center to center axis and then a point corresponding to the curved oblong profile length and angle.

Create a cylindrical elongated hole:

Use the Tools toolbar or click to define the center to center circular axis and then a point corresponding to the curved oblong profile length and angle.

Create a keyhole profile:

Use the Tools toolbar or click to define the center to center axis and then both points corresponding to both radii.

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.

Create symmetrical elements:

Repeat existing 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.