Rectangle PropertyManager

To open this PropertyManager:

Click a rectangle tool on the Sketch toolbar or in Tools > Sketch Entities.

You can create squares using the rectangle tools by pressing Shift when creating a shape.

Rectangle Type

Highlights the selected rectangle.

Corner Rectangle Sketches standard rectangles.
Center Rectangle Sketches a rectangle that includes a center point.
3 Point Corner Rectangle Sketches a rectangle at a selected angle.
3 Point Center Rectangle Sketches a rectangle with a center point at a selected angle.
Parallelogram Sketches standard parallelograms.
  Add dimensions Select to display the dimension.

Available when you select Enable on screen numeric input on entity creation or Sketch numeric input.

To enable Enable on screen numeric input on entity creation, click Options > System Options > Sketch and select the option.

To enable Sketch numeric input, in the graphics area, right-click and click Sketch Numeric Input .

  Add construction lines

From Corners

Adds centerlines from corner to corner.

From Midpoints

Adds centerlines from midpoint of line segments.

Existing Relations

Relations Displays relations inferenced automatically during sketching or created manually with Add Relations. Select a relation in the list, to highlight a callout in the graphics area.
Information Displays the status of the selected sketch entity (Fully Defined, Under Defined, etc.)

Add Relations

Lists possible relations that you can add to the selected entity.

Options

For construction Converts the entities to construction geometry.
   

Parameters

Displays the coordinates of the end points that define the four enclosing linear entities.

All rectangles include four sets of end points with:

X Coordinate
Y Coordinate

Center Rectangle and 3 Point Center Rectangle also include:

Center Point X Coordinate
Center Point Y Coordinate