Construction Line

General

• The construction line will only be displayed in the sketching mode of part modeling.
• You can also draw a construction line with a standard two-point line when you select Constr line in the Style group.
• In the context-sensitive menu, you can find the function Construction line that draws a line with the construction line style.

Sketch a construction line using the context-sensitive function

1. Select the context-sensitive function Line > Construction line.
2. Click the start point of the construction line.
3. Click the end point of the construction line.
   • Before clicking a point, you can use the direction lock provided by the cursor to the X, Y or 45° angle directions.
   • You can also use shortcut keys to lock directions:
     • U: Locks the direction to the horizontal of the sketch plane (X axis direction).
     • I: Locks the direction to the vertical of the sketch plane (Y axis direction).
     • E: Locks the direction in the direction of the line under the cursor.
     • T: Locks the direction in a direction perpendicular to the line under the cursor.
   • Instead of clicking the points, you can enter the relative or absolute coordinates of the points from the keyboard, at the same time the program adds a distance constraint to the line.

     Note that you can first lock the direction of the line and then enter the distance.

4. Repeat steps 2 to 3 to continue sketching construction lines.
5. Stop sketching construction lines
   • Select another function or
   • Press the middle mouse button or
   • Press the Esc key or
   • Press the V key (V = Confirm).