Sketch Modes
There are two modes for sketching in 2D: click-drag or click-click.
SolidWorks responds to your cues to determine the mode as follows:
If you click the first point and drag,
you are in click-drag mode.
If you click the first point and release
the pointer, you are in click-click mode.
When you sketch entities in click-click mode and end a line
or arc on the endpoint of an existing sketch entity, the tool stays active
but does not show a preview from the last location.
When the Line and Arc
tools are in click-click mode, they create a chain of segments as you
click. To terminate a sketch chain, do one of the following:
Double-click to terminate the chain of entities
and leave the tool active.
Right-click and select End
chain, which is the same as double-clicking.
Press Esc
to terminate the chain and release the tool.
Move the pointer outside the view window to stop
dragging. You can then choose another tool, which also terminates the
chain.
Related Topics
Autotransitioning
Line
Tangent
Arc
RapidSketch