Sketcher Toolbar

While drawing a sketch, you often need to select some elements. The tools that are required to make a selection are available in the Sketcher toolbar.

Select

This tool allows you to make a selection of the elements.

Selection Trap

This is a method of selecting elements by creating a selection trap. All the objects that lie fully inside the selection trap are selected.

Intersecting Trap

This allows you to select elements of a sketch that are inside or are intersected by the trap.

Polygon trap

This method includes selecting elements by drawing a closed polygon as the selection trap.

Paint Stroke Selection

This method includes selecting elements by dragging the mouse to draw a paint stroke across them. The elements that are intersected by the paint stroke are selected.

Outside Trap selection

The elements that are outside the selection trap are selected by using this method.

Intersecting Outside Trap selection

The elements that are outside the selection trap or are intersected by the selection trap are selected by using this method.

Note:

Examine all symbols closely. They have small differences.

Interfacing Lines

Interfacing lines are temporary lines that are used to track a particular point on the screen.