Rectangles

You can sketch the following rectangle types:

Rectangle type Tool Rectangle properties
Corner Rectangle Sketches standard rectangles.
Center Rectangle Sketches rectangles at a center point.
3 Point Corner Rectangle Sketches rectangles at a selected angle.
3 Point Center Rectangle Sketches rectangles with a center point at a selected angle.
Parallelogram Sketches a standard parallelogram.
The SOLIDWORKS application defaults to the last used rectangle type. You can also use the rectangle tools (Sketch toolbar).

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

To access the rectangle tools:
  • Sketch tab. Click the Rectangle CommandManager, to select rectangle tools from the Rectangle flyout tool.
  • Menu. Click Tools > Sketch Entities to select the rectangle tools.
  • Rectangle PropertyManager. Change to different rectangle tools from the Rectangle PropertyManager.