Sketcher SelectConstraints

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Sketcher SelectConstraints
Menu location
Sketch → Sketcher tools → Select Constraints
Workbenches
Sketcher
Default shortcut
Shift+Ctrl+C
Introduced in version
0.15
See also
None

Description

Selects the constraints of a sketcher element.

Usage

1. Select sketcher element in the Task panel or in the 3D View.
2. Invoke the Select Constraints command several ways
   • Click on the button in the Sketcher toolbar
   • Choose the Sketch → Sketcher tools → Select Constraints from the Sketch menu.
   • Use the Shift+Ctrl+C keyboard shortcut
3. The associated constraints will be highlighted in the Task panel.

Notes

• Does not work with Point-on-Object constraints.
• Available since FreeCAD v0.15.

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• 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 constraints:
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  • 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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