Rectangles
Sketch the following rectangles:
Rectangle types
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Tool
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Rectangle properties
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Corner Rectangle
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Sketches standard rectangles.
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Center Rectangle
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Sketches rectangles at a center point.
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3 Point Corner Rectangle
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Sketches rectangles at a selected angle.
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3 Point Center Rectangle
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Sketches rectangles with a center point at a selected angle.
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Parallelogram
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Sketches a standard parallelogram.
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The SolidWorks application defaults to the last used rectangle type. You can also use the rectangle tools (Sketch toolbar).
Rectangle Sketch Commands
Access the rectangle tools by:
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Sketch tab. Clicking the Rectangle
Command Manager
, to select rectangle tools from the Rectangle
flyout tool
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Menu. Clicking Tools, Sketch Entities to select rectangle tools.
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Rectangle PropertyManager. Changing to different rectangle tools from the Rectangle PropertyManager.
To sketch corner rectangles:
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Click Rectangle .
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Click to place the first corner of the rectangle, drag, and release when the rectangle is the correct size and shape.
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Click .
To sketch center rectangles:
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Click Center Rectangle .
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In the graphics area:
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Click to define the center.
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Drag to sketch the rectangle with centerlines.
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Release to set the four edges.
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Click .
To sketch 3 point corner rectangles:
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Click 3 Point Corner Rectangle .
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In the graphics area:
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Click to define the first corner.
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Drag, rotate, and then release to set the length and angle of the first edge.
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Click and drag to sketch the other three edges.
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Release to set the four edges.
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Click .
To sketch 3 point center rectangles:
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Click 3 Point Center Rectangle .
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In the graphics area:
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Click to define the first corner.
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Drag and rotate to set one half the length of the centerlines.
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Click and drag to sketch the other three edges and centerlines.
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Release to set the four edges.
To sketch parallelograms:
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Click Parallelogram .
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In the graphics area:
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Click to define the first corner.
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Drag, rotate, and then release to set the length and angle of the first edge.
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Click, rotate, and drag to set the angle and length of the other three edges.
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Release to set the four edges.
To change the size or shape of a rectangle:
In an open sketch, drag a side or vertex.
To change the properties of an individual line in the rectangle: