Modify sketch geometry

To modify sketch geometry before finishing a feature, right-click a vertex, a segment, or another feature. You can add or remove vertices, change a segment to a line, an arc, or a Bezier curve, or replace a sketch with geometry from an existing feature.

Modify vertices

To modify a sketched vertex, right-click the vertex and click the corresponding command.

1. If a sketched line or polygon is not currently active, create one using a line or polygon feature template construction tool.
2. Hover over the vertex until the vertex pointer appears.
3. Right-click the vertex, and click one of the following commands:

   Add Vertex	Adds a vertex with the same x-, y-, z- and m-values as the right-clicked vertex.
   Delete Vertex	Deletes the right-clicked vertex.
   Move	Moves the right-clicked vertex by the specified x, y, z distances.
   Move To	Moves the right-clicked vertex to the specified x, y, z location.
   Reverse Direction	Changes the direction of a sketch. The first vertex in the sketch becomes the last vertex.
   Trim Before	Deletes all vertices in a sketch from the start vertex to the right-clicked vertex.
   Trim After	Deletes all vertices in a sketch from the right-clicked vertex to the end vertex.

4. To finish the feature, click Finish , or press the F2 key.

Modify segments

To modify a sketched segment, right-click the segment and click the corresponding command.

1. If a sketched line or polygon is not currently active, create one using a line or polygon feature template construction tool.
2. Hover over the vertex until the vertex pointer appears.
3. Right-click the vertex, and click one of the following commands:

   Add Vertex	Adds a vertex at the right-clicked location.
   Change segment	Changes the right-clicked segment to a line, an arc, or a Bezier curve.
   Reverse Direction	Changes the direction of a sketch. The first vertex in the sketch becomes the last vertex. Note: This command is available only with line feature sketches.
   Change Length	Changes the total length of a sketched line to the specified value. A positive value preserves the location of the first vertex. A negative value preservers the location of the last vertex. Note: This command is available only with line feature sketches.

4. To finish the feature, click Finish , or press the F2 key.

Replace a sketch

To replace a sketched line or polygon with geometry from an existing feature, right-click the existing feature and click Replace Sketch . The updated sketch appears in the same place as the existing feature.

Sketched polygons can only be replaced with polygon feature geometry. If a suitable feature is not found, the sketch remains unchanged. When existing features are coincident, the geometry of the topmost visible feature is used.

1. If a sketched line or polygon is not currently active, create one using a line or polygon feature template construction tool.
2. Right-click an existing line or polygon feature, and click Replace Sketch .
3. To finish the feature, click Finish , or press the F2 key.

   The new feature is the current selection.