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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.

    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 Move

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

    Absolute XYZ Move To

    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 Before

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

    Trim End To Vertex Trim After

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

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