Alibre Design

Chapter 4 - Sketching4.1 The Sketching InterfaceThe Sketching toolbar is shown by default on the right side of the workspace.Commonly used sketch tools are accessible on the Sketching toolbar.Activate Sketch . . . activate sketch modeSelect . . . select sketch figures and entitiesConstraints . . . place manual constraints on a sketchDimension . . . place dimensions on sketch figuresLine . . . create a line figureCircle . . . create a circle figureArc . . . create an arc figureRectangle . . . create a rectangle figure (fly-out includes Polygon . . . create an n-sidedpolygon figure)B-Spline . . . create a spline figureSketch Node . . . create a sketch nodeDirect Coordinate Entry ... Creates sketch figures by entering point-to-point Cartesian orPolar coordinatesExtend . . . extend a figure up to another figureTrim . . .delete part of a figure that extends beyond another oneFillet . . . place a fillet on two existing figuresChamfer . . . place a chamfer on two existing figuresSketch Shapes ... create an individual or a pattern of a common shapeOffset . . . offset an existing figure by a precise distanceMirror . . .create a symmetric copy of a figure about a referenceProject to Sketch . . . use existing feature edges to create new sketch figures50