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TRY IT: Start a sketch
1 On the standard toolbar, click File ➤ New. On the Metric tab,
double-click Standard(mm).ipt.
The new part is listed in the browser, and the sketch environment is
active.
2 On the 2D Sketch panel bar, click the Line tool. Click the left side of the
graphics window to specify a first point, move the cursor to the right
approximately 100 units, and then click to specify a second point.
As you sketch, the position of the current point, length, and angle of the
line are dynamically displayed in the lower right border of the graphics
window.
NOTE Use the Zoom tool to zoom out if a line of 100 units does not fit in the
graphics window.
The position of the current line point is relative to the sketch 0,0 coordinates.
The line angle is relative to the sketch X axis. Symbols to indicate implied
constraints are displayed next to the current line point as you sketch.
TRY IT: Complete the sketch
1 Move the cursor up approximately 40 units, and then click to create a
perpendicular line.
2 Move the cursor to the left and create a horizontal line of approximately
30 units. The parallel constraint symbol is displayed.
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