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Draws freehand sketches made of polylines or lines.
Accessing the Command
command bar: sketch
alias: freehand
menu bar: Draw | Sketch
ribbon: Draw | Draw | Polylines | Sketch
toolbar: Draw | 
: Sketch
Prompts you in the command bar:
Sketch: Length of segments <0.1000>: (Enter a number, pick two points, or else press Enter to accept the default)
Press ENTER or click to toggle [Erase/Connect/save and eXit/Quit no save/Record (save)]: (Click to start sketching, click again to toggle pen up/down)
Press ENTER or click to toggle [Erase/Connect/save and eXit/Quit no save/Record (save)]: (Enter an option, or press X to exit the command)
During sketching, the lines are green until the sketch lines are saved:
Saving sketch lines ...
Depending of the status of the SKPOLY system variable sketches are made from lines or polylines.
Command Options
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Option |
Description |
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Length of segments |
Specifies the length of segments. Enter a number. Too small a segment length results in large drawings. |
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Press ENTER or click to toggle |
Allows you to move the pen without drawing:
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Erase |
Erases the sketch lines from their endpoints interactively. Click to stop erasing and restart sketching.
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Connect |
Connects cursor to end of the last segment; prompts you: Point cursor to end of last sketch line - (move the cursor to the end of the last sketch.) This option is meant for use after a pen up. |
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save and eXit |
Saves the sketch; reports: Saving sketch lines. Exits the sketch command. |
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Quit no save |
Exits the command without saving the sketch. |
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Record (save) |
Saves the sketch; reports: Saving sketch lines. The green lines turns black. You can continue sketching. |
Procedures
Related Commands
PLine - draws polyline segments and arcs.
RevCloud - draws revision clouds.
