Rectangle

Rectangle feature creates a rectangle by two opposite points in the current Sketch.

The result is represented in form of four Lines which compose a rectangle. Two lines have Vertical constraint and two others have Horizontal constraint.

To add a new Rectangle to the Sketch:

  1. select in the Main Menu Sketch - > Rectangle item or

  2. click rectangle.icon Rectangle button in Sketch toolbar:

There are 2 algorithms for creation of a Rectangle:

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By start and end points creates a rectangle with the given two corners points.

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By center and end point creates a rectangle with center and end point as corner.

By start and end points

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Rectangle

Click in the view once to set the first corner, then move the mouse and click a second time to set the opposite corner. If an existing object is clicked, a constraint for the point will be created automatically.

Start and end points coordinates are displayed in the property panel.

TUI Command:

Sketch_1.addRectangle(X1, Y1, X2, Y2)
Parameters

  • real – X1 corner X value.

  • real – Y1 corner Y value.

  • real – X2 opposite corner X value.

  • real – Y2 opposite corner Y value.

Returns

Result object.

By center and end point

../_images/Rectangle_center_end_panel.png

Rectangle

Click in the view once to set the center, then move the mouse and click a second time to set the corner. If an existing object is clicked, a constraint for the point will be created automatically.

Center and end points coordinates are displayed in the property panel.

TUI Command:

Sketch_1.addRectangleCentered(X1, Y1, X2, Y2)
Parameters

  • real – X1 center X value.

  • real – Y1 center Y value.

  • real – X2 corner X value.

  • real – Y2 corner Y value.

Returns

Result object.

Result

Created rectangle appears in the view.

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Rectangles created

See Also a sample TUI Script of Create Sketch Rectangle operation.