Free Point (FRPT) ( Modeling & Drawing Editor )
Tool summary :
- FRPT stands for "Free Point." It can be used to locate a point wherever the tip of your mouse pointer can hover on screen.
- For example, FRPT is a good choice for locating a label or the butt end of a pointer. You can also use FRPT to locate noticed points . However, for precise positioning and measurements, do not use FRPT .
- When you are in a plan view or elevation view in Modeling and FRPT is selected, the point location target (
) snaps to the work plane of that view. For a plan view, that work plane is the Reference Elevation . You can change the work plane of an elevation view using Relative Depth . To check the location that the target snaps to when using FRPT , you can look at the X-Y-Z display .
- See the step-by-step instructions .
Also see :
- Modeling and the Drawing Editor (where FRPT can be found)
- Aperture (sets up free point for Auto )
- Point location target (shows the point's position)
- X-Y-Z display (shows the point's coordinates)
- Offset Controls (affect FRPT )
- Noticed points (may be created with FRPT )
- Annotation text ( Display Options in Modeling )
- Annotation text ( Display Options in the Drawing Editor )
- status line (shows a dimensional constraint, if one is entered )
Locating a point using FRPT :
1 . FRPT can be used in Modeling or the Drawing Editor .
1a : Invoke Construction Line Add or Line Add or any other tool that permits the use of FRPT as a Locate option.
2 . Various Locate icons become active, and the status line prompts you to locate a point.
2a : Select the FRPT icon or choose Locate > Free Point or select ' FRPT ' on the Set Location Mode toolbar item or , if you want to use Auto point location, move your mouse pointer as described in step 2b.
Free Point annotation text indicates that FRPT is active
2b : Notice that the center of the point location target (
). When the target is centered at the point that you want, and the X-Y-Z display confirms that point's position, left-click ( Locate ).
2c : Continue to perform the operation you began in step 1a.
Tip: For second point location (step 3 if these instructions were to continue), you can optionally type in a distance and/or angle to constrain the second point to the typed-in distance/angle from the first point. The distance/angle you type will be shown in brackets [ ] in the status line .