CST2013: Enter Edge Mode

  Modeling: PicksPicksPick Edge from Coordinates

In this mode, you may interactively define a straight edge that will then be treated as an edge picked from the model. Usually you will use this edge as the axis for a rotation body.

Depending on the currently active coordinate system, you will either specify the edge endpoint coordinates in global and local coordinates, respectively.

You may change the view at any time by using the standard view changing options.

Creation steps

When you first enter the mode, you will be asked to double-click to mark the start point of the edge. The cursor’s location will be projected onto the currently active working plane to define the corner (always remember to release the mouse button after double clicking, before dragging to the next point).

Now you may specify the endpoint by, once again, double-clicking at a location on the working plane. During this operation, a rubber-band line will be displayed indicating the current size of the edge

Finally a edge dialog box appears where you can check your settings.

Display of locations

Throughout this mode the current mouse location will be displayed in the lower right corner of the main plot window.

Snap mode

All positions will be adjusted to the snap grid when active.

Cancel interactive mode

You may cancel this interactive mode at any time by pressing the ESC key. Pressing ESC again in the following dialog box will terminate the brick creation.

Undo last double-click

You may go back to the last step by pressing the BACKSPACE key. Pressing this key in the interactive mode will undo the last double-click.

Numerical specification of coordinates

To precisely specify the shape coordinates, you may press the TAB key whenever a point must double-clicked. A small coordinate dialog box will then open in which you may specify the shape coordinates numerically.

Pick tools to specify coordinates

You may snap the location to a previously defined shape’s corner, cylinder radius etc., by activating a point pick tool, at the moment when the next point must be specified. The double-click will be processed by the pick functionality to specify the location of a point. The picked point will then be taken as the selected location.