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Edit sketch geometry

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    Use the Edit Vertex tool Edit Vertex to edit unfinished sketch geometry while you create a feature using a construction tool. The workflow is comparable to editing vertices. This tool is available on the segment construction toolbar.

    When you use vertex editing, consider the following:

    • Turn vertex editing off to draw a closed polyline feature with the last segment vertex at the same location as the first vertex.
    • To automatically turn this mode on or off, configure this setting in project options.

    To edit sketch geometry, complete the following steps:

    1. If unfinished feature geometry is not currently active, create at least two unfinished segments using a polyline or polygon feature construction tool.
    2. On the segment construction toolbar, click Edit Vertex Edit Vertex and confirm that it is turned on.

      Edit Vertex tool

    3. To edit a vertex, hover over the vertex until the vertex pointer appears, and drag the vertex with the pointer, or right-click it and click one of the following commands:

      M value

      Edit vertex m-values for polylineZM features.

      Add Add

      Add a vertex with the same x-, y-, z- and m-value as the right-clicked vertex.

      Delete Close

      Delete the right-clicked vertex.

      Delta XYZ Delta XYZ

      Move the right-clicked vertex by the specified x, y, z distances.

      Absolute XYZ Absolute XYZ

      Move the right-clicked vertex to the specified x, y, z location.

      Reverse Direction Reverse Direction

      Change the direction of a sketch. The first vertex in the sketch becomes the last vertex.

      Trim Beginning To Vertex Trim Beginning To Vertex

      Delete all vertices in a sketch from the start vertex to the right-clicked vertex.

      Trim End To Vertex Trim End To Vertex

      Delete all vertices in a sketch from the right-clicked vertex to the end vertex.

    4. To edit a segment, hover over the segment until the segment pointer appears, and drag the segment with the pointer, or right-click it and click one of the following commands:

      Add Add

      Add a vertex at the right-clicked location.

      Change segment

      Change the right-clicked segment to a line, an arc, or a Bezier curve.

      Reverse Direction Reverse Direction

      Change the direction of a sketch. The first vertex in the sketch becomes the last vertex.

      Note:

      This command is available only for line feature sketches.

      Trim to Length Trim to Length

      Change the total length of a sketched line to the specified value.

      • A positive value preserves the location of the first vertex.
      • A negative value preserves the location of the last vertex.

      Note:

      This command is available only for line feature sketches.

    5. Click Finish Finish, or press the F2 key when you're finished.

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