15-18. AutoCAD SKETCH - drawing with the mouse

How to draw a freeform line in AutoCAD with the command SKETCH (freeform lines)

If you want to draw a freeform line of arbitrary shape, then you need to use the sketch.
Before using the SKETCH command is needed in the Command Line to run a command prompt SKPOLY and set it value to 1 to get the Polyline (otherwise you'll get a line that consists of many small lines and you will not be the final line might be able to design how you want).

Command: SKPOLY
Enter new value for SKPOLY <0>: 1

Command: SKETCH
Record increment <1.0000>: 1

How to use this line which is called "freeform lines"?

Use it wherever you want to sketch but usually when we want to show the outline of an object (art) termination of a 3D body or on paper when printing you want between the final two points of the art we want to break into the middle.



The line you get drawing with this command consists of segments (parts of) a certain length that can be changed. What is the length of the segment decreased to a more complete line (a segment you can see a big zoom (magnification)) and yet the longer segment to the line is brittle.

This command is used by typing in a command line prompt as follows: SKETCH
After entering these commands in the Command Line prompt notice as follows: Record increment <1000>: which means that the length of line segment 1 (1 units).
If you want to free-form line as "beautiful" looks more compact then this dimension set to 1 otherwise try with different segment lengths.

Freeform Line SKETCH command line as follows.

  1. In the Command Line box, type SKPOLY [This command creates a Polyline from the Freeform drawed line]
  2. Enter a value of 1 + enter
Next follows
  1. In the Command Line box, type the command SKETCH
  2. In the Command Line box, type the length of the segment (part of the line) in units (the value of choice, usually it is 1)
  3. Click on an area LTM (left mouse) and then release the mouse button and move the mouse towards the imaginary trajectory, to finish. Free form line LTM click (left mouse button)
  4. If you want to continue to draw a second line of freeform enough to just start a new command because it is still active.
  5. To stop the activity that commands Sketch to finish drawing, press ENTER.

Note: Pay attention to the function button for ORTHO mode. If it is turned ON then you will not be able to draw the line as you want, it will follow the line of rectangular directions and will be broken.
SKETCH in AutoCAD

Where you can use the command SKETCH?

Used for "broken Drawing" truncated cross-section ", etc. .., when the drawing is too long to fit on the paper and want to show areas in similar cases.
See the image below (do not mind the speed and poor layout) ;-)

Draw with SKETCH used in AutoCAD

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