Move sketch elements with help of a vector
and/or by simultaneously copy it n-times by
holding down the CTRL key.
Pan:
Click on sketch element.
Select Move selection
button.
Position
vector: Mouse-click at start and endpoint. --> Element is
moved according to length and direction of vector.
In the Change parameter
window, possibly adjust vector coordinates and thus position
element exactly.
Move copy (for example, for multiple borings):
Click on
sketch element.
Select
Move selection button.
Keep CTRL key
held down and position vector.
In the
Change parameter window,
possibly adjust vector coordinates
and set Number
of copies.
In the example, a copy of the circle is
created 3 times, each time moved around the x-value 2.5 and the
y-value 0 across from the left one.
Mirror selection:
Mirror
axis across sketch element or by simultaneously
copying with held down CTRL
key.
Mirror (without original):
Click on
sketch element.
Select Mirror selection
button.
Click on
mirror axis: --> Element is mirrored (original
disappears).
Mirror (with
original):
Click on
sketch element.
Select
Mirror selection button.
Keep CTRL key
held down and click on mirror axis. -->
Element is mirrored (original remains intact).
Rotate selection:
Move
sketch element across a Point / reference
angle or simultaneously copy by holding down the
CTRL key.
Rotate (without
original):
Click on sketch
element.
Select
Rotate selection button.
Click on
rotation point.
Set reference
angle above point.
Set rotation
angle above point.
In the
Change parameter window,
possibly adjust the rotation angle.
Rotate (
with original):
Click on
sketch element.
Select
Rotate selection button.
Keep CTRL key
held down and follow steps as in "without
original". --> Element is rotated (original remains
intact).
Matrix copy:
Sketch
element as matrix - in other words in rows and
Columns - copy.
Click on starting point of
x-rotation.
Click on endpoint of x-rotation.
Click on starting point of
y-rotation.
Click on endpoint of y-rotation.
In the Change parameter
window, you can set the displacement more accurately and set
the number of copies.
Variant copy:
Copy sketch element for user specific variants.
Mark the sketch element by drawing
a frame around it with held-down Shift key. --> The
element turns pink.
Press Variant copy
button.
Click on point
of origin for the copy. The snap shows whether a point has
been detected.
Click on insertion point for copy.
--> The Change parameter window opens.
The copy of the element is placed according to the basic
settings.
Change the settings according to
your desires. The variable „I“
(see example at right) is preassigned, however,
it can still be changed. You should not choose already
assigned variable names.
Example: You want to
create a total of three copies of the selected element. These
copies should each be rotated in connection to the variable around
+30°.
Make adjustments in the Change parameter window
according to the figure at right.
--> The element is copied three times.
Note
The buttons of the menu group Copy, Mirror,
Rotate can only be selected once a sketch element has been
marked.