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Smart Engineering Manager Version
11
SmartSketch Version
11.1
  • You can use drawing tools such as Line/Arc Continuous and Arc By Center in two different ways: Click the left mouse button to draw using relationships and PinPoint or drag the left mouse button to sketch freehand.

  • When using drawing tools such as Line/Arc Continuous and Arc By Center, you can lock a value on the ribbon bar by pressing the Enter key or the Tab key. You can unlock the value by pressing the BACKSPACE key.

  • You can draw a line tangent from an arc or circle. For the first point of the line, click on the arc or circle.

  • You can select elements with the Fillet and Chamfer commands three different ways: Click on one element and then another, or click at the intersection of two elements, or drag across two elements.

  • You can select elements with the Trim command two different ways: Click the portion to trim, or drag across multiple portions to trim. The Extend To Next command works that way also.

  • When using the Line/Arc Continuous command, you can switch between drawing lines and arcs by clicking the buttons on the ribbon bar, or by pressing Shift+A or Shift+L on the keyboard.

  • You can use the Fillet command to draw several fillets of the same size by typing the radius on the ribbon before placing the fillet. Circle By Center works that way too.

  • You can move a fill by dragging its handle and dropping it in another area.

  • You can hold the Shift key when drawing a rectangle to draw a square.

  • You can review and change the properties of an element. Select the element, and then click click Properties on the Edit menu. You can also right-click an element, and then select Properties from the shortcut menu.

  • You can insert a control point on a curve. From the Curve shortcut menu, click Insert Node, and then click on the curve.

  • You can use the Polygon command on the Draw toolbar to draw an n-sided polygon based on user-defined properties.

  • The Split command on the Draw toolbar provides two modes for splitting graphic elements. You can split an element into an equal number of sections, or you can segment an element with equally-spaced points.

  • The Extend to Point command on the Draw toolbar allows you to extend an open element or select set to a point in space or to another element.

  • You can trim a selected element to another selected element. On the Draw toolbar, select the Trim to Element command.

  • You can trim a selected element to a point in space using the Trim to Point command on the Draw toolbar.

  • The Trim Inside command on the Draw toolbar allows you to trim within the selected element.