Place a center mark

The Center Mark command adds a center mark to any circle, arc, ellipse, or in free space. You also can use a center mark to mark keypoints on an element, such as the endpoints and midpoints of a rectangle.

  1. Choose Home tab→Annotation group→Center Mark .

  2. On the Center Mark command bar, select the settings you want to use, and then click to place a center mark on one or more elements.

    Example:

    • To place a center mark on a single curved element, select the Horizontal/Vertical option, and then click the element (A).

      The center mark appears at the center point of the element (B).

    • To place center marks on a group of curved elements, click+drag to select the elements (C).

    • To place a center point on an arc, you can locate the arc and press C on the keyboard to select its center point (1) (2).

    • To place a center mark in free space:

      1. Create a point with the Point command.

      2. Locate the point when you place the center mark.

    • To place a center mark that is associative to any keypoint honored by IntelliSketch, such as midpoints and endpoints of arcs and lines:

      1. Click the Keypoint Attachment option on the command bar.

      2. Click the elements at the locations where you want to add the marks.

    • To place a center mark at an angle:

      1. Select Use Dimension Axis from the Orientation list.

      2. Click the Dimension Axis option on the command bar.

      3. Click a linear element to identify the desired orientation angle of the center mark.

      4. Click the element to which you want to add the mark.

Tip:

  • You can select elements that are located in multiple views and that are drawn directly on the sheet using click+drag. Only elements that are completely within the selection area will have center marks added to them.

  • You can change the appearance of the center mark by changing its properties. Select the center mark and then click Properties on the shortcut menu.

  • You can drag a center mark from one parent element to another using Alt+drag.

  • You can place center marks at different angles on a single element by changing the orientation of the dimension axis each time you click.

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