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dgschaefer21-Topaz II
21-Topaz II
March 18, 2011
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Sketch Start Point

  • March 18, 2011
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WF4, M080



I have an existing sketched curve and I want to make sure that the start
point is set where I want it so that when I create a curve driven
pattern it will behave like I want. This sketch has several children,
so re-sketching isn't ideal.



However, the Sketch -> Feature Tools -> Start Point is grayed out.



How can I select a start pointy for my existing sketch?



Doug Schaefer

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DeanLong1-Visitor
1-Visitor
March 18, 2011

Hey Doug,


I think you need to be creating a feature (Sweep, SB etc...) and use the sketch within the tool not just a created sketch.



Dean

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dgschaefer21-Topaz IIAuthor
21-Topaz II
March 18, 2011
Two fold answer from Dean & Ron:



Dean had the first part - You can't. OK, that wasn't really his answer,
but that's the bottom line. His actual answer was:



"I think you need to be creating a feature (Sweep, SB etc...) and use
the sketch within the tool not just a created sketch."



So, if I create the curve first I'm stuck with where ever I first
clicked. However, if it's an internal sketch (and yes, you can create
an internal sketch when creating a curve driven pattern), Ron had the
answer there:



"You need to select (turn red) your end point you want then right mouse
button and set start point"



The menu pick that was grayed out works then too.



Intuitive, eh? Sigh.



Doug Schaefer
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