PDS:Draft Tool

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Use the draft tool to draw lines inside a piece.

Icon & Location

Select the Draft Tool.
Click (left click) inside or outside a piece.
Keep clicking in order to get more points.
In order to finish the draft do one of the following:
- Double right click
- Single right click, and choose from the context menu Finish Drafting.
- Click on the Z keyboard, to switch to the Select Tool.

1. Start drafting inside a piece

2. Click while holding the shift button will create a curved point

3. Double right click in order to finish the drafting

4. The internal contour is created

5. A new piece was creating using the Build Piece Tool, and moved aside

6. Click somewhere on the working area (outside a piece)

7. Create the new piece

8. Clicking on the first point created, will pop up a dialog

9. Click yes. A new piece was created

Alt: open Move Point Dialog (In case it is disabled in the preferences).
Ctrl: Disregard the snap definition.
Shift: Create a curved point.
F2: Open the line direction dialog (during an internal line drafting).
.(Period) : Constrain the cursor movement to the X axis (press ESC to exit this mode).
.(Period) + Shift: Constrain the cursor movement to the Y axis (press ESC to exit this mode).
Delete: Undo previous draft point (during the operation).