Primary Area

The primary area of the Sketch section provides commands for creating, modifying, and transforming geometry elements.

This page discusses:

Flyout for Creating Predefined Profiles
Flyout for Creating Circles
Flyout for Creating Lines
Flyout for Creating Points
Flyout for Creating Splines and Conics
Flyout for Creating Elongated Holes
Flyout for Creating Constraints
Flyout for Trimming
Flyout for Creating Corners
Flyout for Transforming 2D Elements
Flyout for Grid and Constraints


	Profile Creates a continuous profile.
	Rectangle See Flyout for Creating Predefined Profiles.
	Circle See Flyout for Creating Circles.
	Line See Flyout for Creating Circles.
	Point See Flyout for Creating Points.
	Spline See Flyout for Creating Splines and Conics.
	Elongated Hole See Flyout for Creating Elongated Holes.
	Geometrical Constraint See Flyout for Creating Constraints.
	Group See Grouping Sketch Elements Together.
	Quick Trim See Flyout for Trimming.
	Corner See Flyout for Creating Corners.
	Chamfer Creates a continuous profile.
	Mirror See Flyout for Transforming 2D Elements.
	Snap to Point See Flyout for Grid and Constraints.

Flyout for Creating Predefined Profiles


	Rectangle Creates a rectangle. See Creating Rectangles.
	Oriented Rectangle Creates a rectangle at an orientation to the sketch plane using three known vertices. See Creating Oriented Rectangles.
	Parallelogram Creates a parallelogram when three of the vertices are known. See Creating Parallelograms.
	Polygon Creates a polygon with number of sides ranging from three to 24. See Polygon.
	Centered Rectangle Creates a rectangle when the center and one of the corners is known. See Creating Centered Rectangles.
	Centered Parallelogram Creates a parallelogram when the center and one of the corners are known. See Creating Centered Parallelogram.

Flyout for Creating Circles


	Circle from point Creates a circle using the selected point as center. See Creating Circles.
	Three Point Circle Creates a circle when three points lying on the circle are known. See Creating Three Point Circle.
	Circle Using Coordinates Creates a circle with Cartesian or polar coordinates. See Creating Circle Using Coordinates.
	Tri-Tangent Circle Creates a circle tangent to three elements. See Creating Tri-Tangent Circle.
	Three Point Arc Creates an arc with three points.
	Three Point Arc Starting With Limits Creates an arc with three points starting with the end points first. See Creating Three Point Arc Starting With Limits.
	Arc Creates an arc with the center point and the end points. See Creating Arc.
	Ellipse Creates an ellipse when the center, the major radius, and the minor radius are known. See Creating Ellipses.

Flyout for Creating Lines


	Line Creates a line with two end points. See Creating Lines.
	Infinite Line Creates an endless line. Creating Infinite Lines.
	Bi-Tangent Line Creates a line tangent to two elements. Creating Bi-Tangent Line.
	Bisecting Line Creates a line tangent to two elements. Creating Bisecting Line.
	Line Normal To Curve Creates a line normal to the curve. Creating Line Normal To Curve .

Flyout for Creating Points


	Point Create a point.
	Point Using Coordinates Creates a point with Cartesian or polar coordinates.
	Line Creates a line with two end points.
	Line Creates a line with two end points.
	Line Creates a line with two end points.
	Line Creates a line with two end points.

Flyout for Creating Splines and Conics


	Spline Creates a spline passing through control points.
	Connect Connects two elements using an arc or a connecting curve (spline).
	Parabola by Focus Creates a parabola.
	Hyperbola by Focus Creates a hyperbola.
	Conic Creates a parametric conic.

Flyout for Creating Elongated Holes


	Elongated Hole Creates an elongated hole.
	Cylindrical Elongated Hole Creates a cylindrical elongated hole.
	Keyhole Profile Creates a keyhole profile.

Flyout for Creating Constraints


	Geometrical Constraint Create constraints. See Creating Constraints.
	Constraint... Creates constraints via a dialog box. See Creating Constraints.
	Contact Constraint Creates a contact constraint. See Creating Contact Constraints.

Flyout for Trimming


	Quick Trim Creates a keyhole profile.
	Trim Trims unnecessary extensions of an element.
	Break Breaks an element with its intersecting elements.

Flyout for Creating Corners


	Corner Breaks an element with its intersecting elements.
	Tangent Arc Creates arcs tangential to elements like lines and curves.

Flyout for Transforming 2D Elements


	Mirror Creates mirror elements of selected elements.
	Symmetry Creates a symmetrical element without duplication.
	Translate Translates an element with replication.
	Rotate Rotates an element with replication.
	Scale Scales an element with duplication.
	Offset Creates an offset to an element.

Flyout for Grid and Constraints


	Snap to point Snaps the pointer to the nearest intersection of the grid.
	Create Detected Constraints Creates detected constraints automatically.