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|MenuLocation=Sketch → Sketcher tools → Move
|MenuLocation=Sketch → Sketcher tools → Move
|Shortcut=Ctrl M
|Shortcut=Ctrl M
|Version=0.18
|SeeAlso=[[Sketcher Clone]], [[Sketcher Copy]]
|SeeAlso=[[Sketcher Clone]], [[Sketcher Copy]]
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Revision as of 04:11, 13 November 2018

Sketcher Move

Menu location
Sketch → Sketcher tools → Move
Workbenches
Sketcher
Default shortcut
Ctrl M
Introduced in version
0.18
See also
Sketcher Clone, Sketcher Copy

Description

Moves a sketcher element, changing its pivot constraint.

The sequence of clicks is indicated by yellow arrows with numbers. Select element A; see a vector line indicated by two red lines from pivot point A pointing to mouse position number 2. Move the mouse pointer to the target location 3 and see the element now as B autoconstrained on point 3.

Usage

  1. Select sketcher element for move operation.
  2. Clíck on or choose Sketch Sketcher tools Move from the top menu.
  3. Place the Element to its new location ( must be a vertex ). The constraint has now moved.
  4. If you want to detach an element and move freely , delete its locking constraints and drag with mouse.

Notes

Available since FreeCAD v 0.18.