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. See Creating Profiles.
	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 See Grouping Sketch Elements Together.
	Quick Trim See Flyout for Trimming.
	Corner See Flyout for Creating Corners.
	Chamfer Creates beveled corners between elements. See Creating Chamfers.
	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 Creating Polygons.
	Centered Rectangle Creates a rectangle when the center and one of the corners are known. See Creating Centered Rectangles.
	Centered Parallelogram Creates a parallelogram when the center and one of the corners are known. See Creating Centered Parallelograms.

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 Circles.
	Circle Using Coordinates Creates a circle with Cartesian or polar coordinates. See Creating Circles Using Coordinates.
	Tri-Tangent Circle Creates a circle tangent to three elements. See Creating Tri-Tangent Circles.
	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 Arcs Starting with Limits.
	Arc Creates an arc with the center point and the end points. See Creating Arcs.
	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. See Creating Infinite Lines.
	Bi-Tangent Line Creates a line tangent to two elements. See Creating Bi-Tangent Lines.
	Bisecting Line Creates an angle bisector for two given lines. See Creating Bisecting Lines.
	Line Normal To Curve Creates a line normal to the curve. See Creating Lines Normal to a Curve.

Flyout for Creating Points


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

Flyout for Creating Splines and Conics


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

Flyout for Creating Elongated Holes


	Elongated Hole Creates an elongated hole.
	Cylindrical Elongated Hole Creates a cylindrical elongated hole. See Creating Cylindrical Elongated Holes.
	Keyhole Profile Creates a keyhole profile. See Creating Keyhole Profiles.

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 Trims an element interactively. See Breaking and Trimming Elements.
	Trim Trims unnecessary extensions of an element. See Trimming Elements.
	Break Breaks an element with its intersecting elements. See Breaking Elements.

Flyout for Creating Corners


	Corner Creates smooth corners between elements. See Creating Corners.
	Tangent Arc Creates arcs tangential to elements like lines and curves. See Creating a Tangent Arc.

Flyout for Transforming 2D Elements


	Mirror Creates mirror elements of selected elements. See Creating Mirrored Elements.
	Symmetry Creates a symmetrical element without duplication. See Moving Elements by Symmetry.
	Translate Translates an element with replication.
	Rotate Rotates an element with replication. See Rotating Elements.
	Scale Scales an element with duplication. See Scaling Elements.
	Offset Creates an offset to an element. See Duplicating 2D Elements Using Offset.

Flyout for Grid and Constraints


	Snap to point Snaps the pointer to the nearest intersection of the grid. See About Using Drawing Tools.
	Create Detected Constraints Creates detected constraints automatically. See Applying Constraints.