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Sketch Tool Dialog 917
5.
Click OK to close the dialog.
The mouse cursor takes the form of a circle,
which means you’re in “drag select” mode.
6. In the editor window, drag the cursor over the
vertices to select, and then release the mouse
button.
As you drag, each vertex is assigned a
consecutive number. When you release the
mouse button, the c ursor turns into a pencil,
which means you’re in “sketch” mode.
Note: Befor e you start sketching, each successive
mouse click alternates between drag and sketch
modes.
7. In the editor window, drag a wavy line.
The selected vertices follow the line in numeric
order, spreading out evenly over its length. To
star t t he sketch over, release the mouse button,
and then dr ag again.
Alternatively, if you press and hold
Alt ,and
thenpressandreleasethemousebutton,you’ll
draw a str aight line by moving the mouse. Click
andmoveagaintodrawconnectedstraight-line
segments.
You c an combine free-form and strai g ht-line
sketching freely:
• To append a free-form line to a str aight-line
segment, release t he
Alt key and then begin
dragging.
• To append a str aight-line segment to a
free-form line, press and hold
Alt as you
drag, and then release t he mouse button and
move the mouse.
8. To exit the Sketch tool, right-click in the editor
window.
Interfa ce
Select by—Lets you choose how to select the
ver t ices to sketch:
•
Pick S election—Lets you pick the vertices one by
one. When you click OK, a Pick cursor appears
comprising a + sign and t he letter P; when the
cursor is over a vertex, the + sign becomes
larger. To finish picking, right-click, and then
drag to sketch. After sketching, you return to
Pick mode, and so on. To exit, right-click.
•
Drag Selection—Lets you pick multiple vert ices
by dragging. When you click OK, the mouse
cursorappearsasacircle. Afteryoudragto
select vertices, release the mouse button, and
then drag (or
Alt +click) to sketch. As with
Pick Selection, the mouse cursor continues
to alternate between Select and Sketch modes
until you right-click to exit.
•
Use Current S election—Uses the current
selection; you cannot change the selection
whileusingthetool.Ifthecurrentselectionis
edges or faces, Sketch uses all vertices attached
to selected sub-objects.
Align To—Lets you choose how to sketch:
•
Fr ee Form—Drag to sketch free form (like
drawing with a penci l ), or
Alt +click to sketch
connected
•
Line—Drag to sketch a sing le, strai g ht line
segment.
•
Box—Drag diagonally to sketch a rectangle.