All keypoint tools are located in the Keypoint
Curve Toolbox. Choose Curves > Keypoint Curve Toolbox to
open it as an extra floating palette. The workflows below refer
to the location of the tools from that toolbox.
Draw a series of connected
lines (polyline)
- Choose Keypoint Curve Tools > Lines > Polyline .
- Click the points of the polyline.
- Do any of the following:
- Click an endpoint of an existing keypoint
object to connect this polyline to it.
- Choose the Polyline tool
again to start another polyline.
- Choose any other tool to finish the polyline.
Draw alternating lines
and arcs
- Choose Keypoint Curve Tools > Line-arc .
- Click the start and end points of the
first line segment.
- Do any of the following:
- Click an endpoint of an existing keypoint
object to connect this polyline to it.
- Choose the Line-arc tool
again to start another keypoint curve.
- Choose any other tool to finish the keypoint
curve.
TipClick
the endpoint of a segment twice to make the next segment the same
type (line or arc). For example, click the endpoint of a line segment
twice to make the next segment a line also.
What if...?
I want to edit the coordinates
or length after I create a line?
Choose Windows > Information > Information Window and change the parallel
distance or angle.
The relationships between
keypoint curves are maintained until you manually reshape one of
the curves.
I want to draw arc segments
at a different angle to the last line segment?
Arc segments always project
“forward” from the previous line. You cannot create concave arcs
with the Line-arc tool.
To get concave arcs,
you must go back and edit the curve after creating it.
I want to export keypoint
curves to IGES?
- Key lines are exported as entity 110
(line).
- Key arcs are exported as IGES entity
100 (circular arc).
- Composite curves are exported as entity
102 (composite curve).