Creating angled construction lines

Use the angled construction line tool from the Sketcher toolbox to help position and align objects along a line running at a specified angle to the X-axis of the Sketcher grid.

See Also
Construction geometry
Realigning the sketch grid
Sketching simple objects
Creating construction geometry
Modifying objects
Undoing and redoing sketching actions

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Rotating the Sketcher grid does not affect existing angled construction lines, but new angled construction lines are measured from the X-axis of the rotated grid. The following figure illustrates how an angled construction line and a pair of vertical construction lines can be used to position the vertices of a rectangle. (Dashed lines indicate construction geometry.)

You can also use an angled construction line to define the axis of rotation for revolved solids and surfaces.

  1. From the construction tools in the Sketcher toolbox, select the angled construction line tool . For a diagram of the tools in the Sketcher toolbox, see The Sketcher tools.

    Abaqus/CAE displays prompts in the prompt area to guide you through the procedure.

  2. In the text box that appears in the prompt area, enter an angle value in degrees. Positive angles are measured counterclockwise from the horizontal axis, and negative angles are measured clockwise from the horizontal axis.

    The construction line moves as you move the cursor around the Sketcher sheet.

  3. Click a point that will lie on the angled construction line. Alternatively, you can type its X–Y coordinates in the text field that appears in the prompt area.
  4. To create additional angled construction lines, repeat the above steps beginning with Step 2.
  5. When you have finished creating angled construction lines, do one of the following:

    • Click mouse button 2 anywhere in the Abaqus/CAE window.

    • Select any other tool in the Sketcher toolbox.

    • Click the cancel button in the prompt area.