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Autotransitioning

You can transition from sketching a line to sketching a tangent arc, and vice versa, without selecting the arc tool.

To autotransition between line and arc:

  1. Click Line (Sketch toolbar) or click Tools, Sketch Entities, Line and sketch a line.

  2. Click the endpoint of the line, then move the pointer away.

    The preview shows another line.

  3. Move the pointer back to the endpoint, then away again.

    The preview shows a tangent arc.

  4. Click to place the arc.

  5. Move the pointer away from the arc endpoint.

    The preview shows a line. You can draw a line or change to an arc as in Step 3.

To toggle between line and arc without returning to the endpoint, press A.

Related Topics

Sketched Line

Sketch Modes

Arcs



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