Edit sketch geometry

Use the Edit Vertex tool 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 and confirm that it is turned on.

   

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 a vertex with the same x-, y-, z- and m-value as the right-clicked vertex.
   Delete	Delete the right-clicked vertex.
   Delta XYZ	Move the right-clicked vertex by the specified x, y, z distances.
   Absolute XYZ	Move the right-clicked vertex to the specified x, y, z location.
   Reverse Direction	Change the direction of a sketch. The first vertex in the sketch becomes the last vertex.
   Trim Beginning To Vertex	Delete all vertices in a sketch from the start vertex to the right-clicked 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 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	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	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 , or press the F2 key when you're finished.