Point/Line

Sketch points.

1. On the ribbon, click the Sketching tab.
2. Click the Point icon.
   
   
3. Set the sketch plane:
   • Click one of the default sketch planes: Top, Front, or Right.
   • Click the planar face of an object.
4. Click to insert points.
5. Optional: Reposition a point:
   • Drag the point.
   • Click the point, and then type the X, Y, and Z coordinates.
6. Right-click and mouse through the check mark to exit, or double-right-click.

Sketch a single line.

1. On the ribbon, click the Sketching tab.
2. Click the Line icon.
   
   
3. Set the sketch plane:
   • Click one of the default sketch planes: Top, Front, or Right.
   • Click the planar face of an object.
4. Sketch a line:
   1. Click to define the first point.
   2. Move the mouse to define the direction.
   3. Type the length.
   4. Press Enter.
5. Right-click and mouse through the check mark to exit, or double-right-click.

Sketch a line. You can then add line segments to sketch a polyline or add arcs to sketch a line-arc.

1. On the ribbon, click the Sketching tab.
2. Click the Polyline icon.
   
   
3. Set the sketch plane:
   • Click one of the default sketch planes: Top, Front, or Right.
   • Click the planar face of an object.
4. Sketch a line:
   1. Click to define the first point.
   2. Move the mouse to define the direction.
   3. Type the length.
   4. Press Tab, and then type the angle.
   5. Press Enter.
5. Sketch a polyline or line-arc:
   • Add a line segment:
     1. Move the mouse to define the direction.
     2. Type the length.
     3. Press Tab, and then type the angle.
     4. Press Enter.
   • Add an arc:
     1. Press Shift to turn on arc mode.
     2. Hover over one of the blue arcs to define the direction as Tangent or Perpendicular.
     3. Type the angle.
     4. Press Tab, and then type the length.
     5. Press Enter.
     6. To turn off arc mode, press Shift again.
6. Right-click and mouse through the check mark to exit, or double-right-click.

Reposition, resize, or apply a sketch constraint.

1. Double-click the point, line, polyline, or line-arc to enter edit mode.
   Note: You can also edit a point during the creation phase.
2. Edit the point, line, polyline, or line-arc:

   To	Do this	Note
   Reposition a point	Drag the point. Click the point, and then type the X, Y, and Z coordinates.
   Reposition a line	Click the line, and then drag it. Click the line, and then type an Angle.
   Resize a line	Drag an end point. Click the line, and then type a Length.
   Reposition the center, start point, or end point of an arc	Drag the point. Click the point, and then type the X, Y, and Z coordinates.
   Change the radius of an arc	Click the arc, and then type a Radius.
   Change the start or end angle of an arc	Click the arc, and then drag the Start Angle or End Angle arrow. Click the arc, and then type a Start Angle or an End Angle.
   Select the chain or endpoints	Select one or more sketch curves. Right-click the selection, and then select Select the chain or Select the endpoints.
   Cut, copy, or paste the sketch curve	Select one or more sketch curves. Right-click the selection, and then select Cut, Copy, Paste, or Paste without constraints.
   Apply a sketch constraint	Click the sketch curve, and then select a sketch constraint on the microdialog.	To hide constraints, right-click, and then deselect Show constraints.
   Convert a sketch curve into construction geometry	Click the sketch curve, and then select Construction.	Construction geometry is used as a reference to line up or define other geometry. To hide construction geometry, right-click, and then deselect Show construction geometry.
   Hide dimensions	Right-click, and then deselect Show dimensions.

3. Right-click and mouse through the check mark to exit, or double-right-click.