Sketcher CompCreateRegularPolygon

Rectangle

Triangle

Sketcher

Sketcher Regular Polygons
Menu location
None (toolbar only)
Workbenches
Sketcher
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
None

Description

Create a regular polygon is an icon button in the Sketcher geometries toolbar that groups tools to create a regular polygon. Click on the down arrow to its right to expand the icons below it and select a tool.

Types of regular polygons

• Create equilateral triangle: Draws a equilateral triangle by picking two points, the center and one corner.
• Create square: Draws a square by picking two points, the center and one corner.
• Create pentagon: Draws a pentagon by picking two points, the center and one corner.
• Create hexagon: Draws a hexagon by picking two points, the center and one corner.
• Create heptagon: Draws a heptagon by picking two points, the center and one corner.
• Create octagon: Draws an octagon by picking two points, the center and one corner.
• Create Regular Polygon: Draws a regular polygon by selecting the number of sides and picking two points, the center and one corner.

Rectangle

Triangle

Sketcher

Sketcher

• General: Create sketch, Edit sketch, Map sketch to face, Reorient sketch, Validate sketch, Merge sketches, Mirror sketch, Leave sketch, View sketch, View section, Toggle grid, Toggle snap, Configure rendering order, Stop operation

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• Sketcher geometries: Point, Line, Arc, Arc by 3 points, Circle, Circle by 3 points, Ellipse, Ellipse by 3 points, Arc of ellipse, Arc of hyperbola, Arc of parabola, B-spline by control points, Periodic B-spline by control points, B-spline by knots, Periodic B-spline by knots, Polyline, Rectangle, Centered rectangle, Rounded rectangle, Triangle, Square, Pentagon, Hexagon, Heptagon, Octagon, Regular polygon, Slot, Fillet, Corner-preserving fillet, Trim, Extend, Split, External geometry, Carbon copy, Toggle construction geometry

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• Sketcher constraints:
  • Geometric constraints: Coincident, Point on object, Vertical, Horizontal, Parallel, Perpendicular, Tangent, Equal, Symmetric, Block
  • Dimensional constraints: Lock, Horizontal distance, Vertical distance, Distance, Radius or weight, Diameter, Auto radius/diameter, Angle, Refraction (Snell's law)
  • Constraint tools: Toggle driving/reference constraint, Activate/deactivate constraint

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• Sketcher tools: Select unconstrained DoF, Select associated constraints, Select associated geometry, Select redundant constraints, Select conflicting constraints, Show/hide internal geometry, Select origin, Select horizontal axis, Select vertical axis, Symmetry, Clone, Copy, Move, Rectangular array, Remove axes alignment, Delete all geometry, Delete all constraints

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• Sketcher B-spline tools: Show/hide B-spline degree, Show/hide B-spline control polygon, Show/hide B-spline curvature comb, Show/hide B-spline knot multiplicity, Show/hide B-spline control point weight, Convert geometry to B-spline, Increase B-spline degree, Decrease B-spline degree, Increase knot multiplicity, Decrease knot multiplicity, Insert knot, Join curves

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• Sketcher virtual space: Switch virtual space

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• Additional: Sketcher Dialog, Preferences, Sketcher scripting

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