3 point rectangles

SOLIDWORKS SW General
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When sketching 3 point rectangles, this option exposes itself AFTER drawing the rectangle, but only applies to subsequent rectangles. Is there a way to expose the option before, or get it to apply to the rectangle just drawn? The workflow now is to draw a rectangle, click ‘from midpoints’, draw another rectangle, and then delete the first. It is sort of trivial, but I would like to know if there is a way
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It is there as soon as I select 3 point rectangles. Unless I misunderstood your question. See video clip.

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What release are you running? I’m running 2024sp2, and this is what I get as soon as I activate the 3-point rectangle:
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It is there, the “3 point rectangle” feature toggles the one next to it, notice the slight difference between the images :wink:
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Try picking the Center rectangle
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Okay, seeing Josh say this makes me doubt what I just said, this could be a language thing on my end lol
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There’s an option in the dropdown menu in the CommandManager:
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Dwight

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2024 sp5

3 point CENTER rectangles. I am not sure why AlexLachance has trouble reading my mind. :wink:

You guys are getting different behavior than me. I thought it might be related to use of the command manager, where I am using the sketch square flyout off my sketch shortcut key, but that isn’t it. If I select center rectangle or 3 point center rectangle, the options do not appear until I have drawn a rectangle.

Oddly, if I select Corner Rectangle or 3 point Corner Rectangle, and then select the “Add construction lines”, the options appear, although the square drawn behaves as if it were a regular Corner Rectangle or 3 point Corner Rectangle.

Thanks all for checking.

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I just found out you can “Add Constuction Lines” in a Parallelogram. Kind of fun to play with. You get different behavior dragging a corner around between from corners and from midpoints.