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How do I constrain a sketch of an organic shape?
shannon_mckenzie768
Member Posts: 7 ✭
I have a simple almost ellipse that I would like to extrude. The sketch is not constrained, and I have no idea how to constrain it. Thanks in advance for any help
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robert_scott_jr_
Member Posts: 482 ✭✭✭
Hello Shannon. Give the spline 'handles' dimensions in angularity and length. But first move the sketch (transform) so that one of the sketch's vertices is coincident with the origin (this keeps the whole sketch anchored and not just floating somewhere on the sketch plane) and draw a horizontal construction line from one of the vertices to the other (this allows for angular dimensions). - Scotty
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Hello Shannon. Give the spline 'handles' dimensions in angularity and length. But first move the sketch (transform) so that one of the sketch's vertices is coincident with the origin (this keeps the whole sketch anchored and not just floating somewhere on the sketch plane) and draw a horizontal construction line from one of the vertices to the other (this allows for angular dimensions). - Scotty
Thank you so much!