As long as the selected elements are contiguous (but not necessarily tangent), the following selections can combine :

  • Lines, arcs, 2D sketch curves.
  • Lines, arcs, curves of 3D sketch.
  • Edges of volumetric or surface bodies.


 


By clicking on the icon it allows to reverse the direction (start or end) of the points generation on the selected entities .

The arrow is positioned on the first point and its direction follows the vector formed by the 2 first points. This direction can thus change according to the selected entities, the number of points or the specified step.


  


If a selected item is not contiguous with the previous one, a message informs the user.


 


The selection mode uses the mode available in SOLIDWORKS, i.e.: selection by lasso or selection frame, select tangency etc...

As soon as an element is added to the selection, the total length is calculated for information purposes .


If an entity, already selected, is selected again it is removed from the list. If the entity, selected again, is inside the entities of the list, the tool also removes all the entities that follow it:

In the example above if we select again the entity ''.Arc1@Esquisse3D1'', then all subsequent entities are also deleted (Spline1@Esquisse3D1, Edge<1>, ...).


By default the points are created in a 3D sketch. If 2D sketch entities (arcs, segments, etc...) are selected, the user has the choice to create the points in a 2D sketch. The points are created with a coincidence constraint with the curve to which they belong.


 


Before confirming the operation, the allocation method must be set: