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GuiCommand:
Name: Sketcher ToggleConstruction
MenuLocation: Sketch , Sketcher geometries , Toggle construction geometry
Workbenches: Sketcher_Workbench
Shortcut: **G** **N**
SeeAlso: Sketcher_ToggleDrivingConstraint
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This tool toggles sketch geometry from/to construction mode. It affects all geometry.
Construction geometry is an important tool of the sketcher. When using a sketch for a 3D operation, construction geometry is ignored.
In [
Edit sketch, construction geometry is shown as blue, and won't turn green when a sketch is fully constrained. Once you [
Leave sketch, construction geometry is hidden in the 3D view.
Construction lines can be used as rotation axis by the [
PartDesign Revolution feature.
There are two ways of using this tool:
- Without having anything selected in the 3D view:
- Invoke construction mode by clicking on the [
Toggle construction geometry button or by using the Sketch → Sketcher geometries → [ Toggle construction geometry entry in the Sketcher menu. - This will change the color for creating new geometric elements to blue.
- Newly created geometric elements will now be created in construction mode.
- Invoke construction mode by clicking on the [
- With one or more geometric elements selected in the 3D view
- Invoke the tool by clicking on the [ Toggle construction geometry button or by selecting it from the menu
- The selected elements will now be changed to construction mode.
- Afterwards newly created elements will again be normal geometry.
- Invoke the tool by clicking on the [
- **[
Create point**will always create points in construction mode regardless of the toolbar toggle state, select the desired points in the 3D view after creation and click [ Toggle construction geometry to change them to normal geometry.
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