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Rectangles

You can sketch the following rectangle types:

Rectangle type Tool Rectangle properties
Corner Rectangle Tool_Rectangle_Sketch.png Sketches standard rectangles.
Center Rectangle Tool_Center_Rectangle_Sketch.gif Sketches rectangles at a center point.
3 Point Corner Rectangle Tool_3_Point_Corner_Rectangle_Sketch.gif Sketches rectangles at a selected angle.
3 Point Center Rectangle Tool_3_Point_Center_Rectangle_Sketch.gif Sketches rectangles with a center point at a selected angle.
Parallelogram Tool_Parallelogram_Sketch.gif Sketches a standard parallelogram.
The SolidWorks application defaults to the last used rectangle type. You can also use the rectangle tools (Sketch toolbar).
To access the rectangle tools:
  • Sketch tab. Click the Rectangle CommandManager, to select rectangle tools from the Rectangle Rectangle_flyout.gif flyout tool.
  • Menu. Click Tools > Sketch Entities to select rectangle tools.
  • Rectangle PropertyManager. Change to different rectangle tools from the Rectangle PropertyManager.

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