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 Lines.
	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.
	Fix Together
	Quick Trim See Flyout for Trimming.
	Corner See Flyout for Creating Corners.
	Chamfer Creates beveled corners between elements.
	Mirror See Flyout for Transforming 2D Elements.

Flyout for Creating Predefined Profiles


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

Flyout for Creating Circles


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

Flyout for Creating Lines


	Line Creates a line with two end points.
	Infinite Line Creates an endless line.
	Bi-Tangent Line Creates a line tangent to two elements.
	Bisecting Line Creates an angle bisector for two given lines.
	Line Normal To Curve Creates a line normal to the curve.

Flyout for Creating Points


	Point Create a point.
	Point Using Coordinates Creates a point with Cartesian or polar coordinates.
	Equidistant Points Creates a set of equidistant points.
	Intersection Point Creates points of intersection of two elements.
	Projection Point Creates the projection of a point on an element.
	Align Points Aligns the selected points onto a single line.

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.
	Constraint... Creates constraints via a dialog box.
	Contact Constraint Creates a contact constraint.

Flyout for Trimming


	Quick Trim Trims an element interactively.
	Trim Trims unnecessary extensions of an element.
	Break Breaks an element with its intersecting elements.

Flyout for Creating Corners


	Corner Creates smooth corners between 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.