Sketch a Line
You can sketch lines.
Regular sketch entities are represented by solid lines. Regular sketch entities can be used to define geometry when creating features such as extrudes and sweeps.
Construction sketch entities are represented by dashed lines. Construction sketch entities are used only to assist in creating regular sketch entities, and are ignored when the sketch is used to create a feature.
You can convert existing regular sketch entities into construction
sketch entities, and vice versa. Click or right-click an entity and select
Toggle Construction
.
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From the
Sketch section of the
action bar,
click
Line
.
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In the
3D area,
do one of the following:
Sketch Mode Description Click-Drag To sketch a single line or multiple unattached lines: - Click the start point, drag, and release at the end
point.
The command remains active and is ready for you to start another separate line.
Click-Click To sketch a chain of attached lines and arcs: - Click the start point, release the mouse button, and
click the end point.
The command remains active and attached to the end point.
Note: You can transition to sketching an arc by moving the pointer over the endpoint. - Click the next endpoint to continue the chain of sketch
entities.
- To terminate the sketch chain, do one of the following:
- Close the profile. The chain terminates and the command remains active.
- Press Esc. The chain terminates and the command is released.
- Click a command from the action bar. The chain terminates and the new command becomes active.
- Click the start point, drag, and release at the end
point.
and the preview shows an arc.
and the preview shows a line.
