Merge Points

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Merge Points

About Merge-Points

Merge-Points is a command that combines two Points* in different sketch-elements into one Point.

When do you need to Merge-Points?

•To add a sketch-loop for a Profile / Extrusion ( MD-Solid ).

•To add a sketch-path for a Motion-Point ( with Add Motion-Path FB ).

•To merge the start-Point, and/or end-Points of two Lines** so that you can add two or more Gear-Pairs as a Gear-Train.

* Point, start-Point, end-Point, center-Point, Merge-Point.

** Lines, Cad-Lines.

Merge-Points - menu or toolbar

MD-Toolbar-SE-MergePoints

Merge-Points :

Add Gearing FB

1.Click Geometry toolbar > Merge-Points

OR

1.Click Geometry menu > Merge-Points

if the Points* are not coincident:

2.Click a Point or a Point* at the end of a sketch-element

3.Click a Point or a Point* at the end of a different sketch-element

if the Points* are coincident, you must first delete the Coincident-Constraint.

1.SHIFT + Click the coincident Points*

In the Selection-Window :

2.Right-click the Coincident Constraint

3.Click Delete element in the shortcut menu

Now: start the Add Merge-Points command, and click the Points*.

The two Points* are now one Point.

* Points : Point, start-Point, end-Point, center-Point,

Notes:

•You CANNOT merge two Points* from the same sketch-element.

•You CANNOT merge a Point* with the start-Point (origin) of the CAD-Line along the X-axis of a Part.

•You CAN, merge a start-Point or end-Point of a sketch-element if you drag to or from the start-Point or end-Point of the CAD-Line.

Merge-Points - video of Hover Technique.

Video of 'Efficient Hover Technique to Merge-Points'

Merge-Points - example

Before

After

Select:

In Selection-Window /

Geometry-Tree
Free Points

Free Points
Merged Points

Merged Points

Note: we recommend the Hover-Technique.

Add Merge-Points:

•Start the Geometry menu or toolbar > Merge-Points command

•Click a Point* and then a Point* in a different sketch-element.

RESULT:

We move the two Points* move together, and

We delete the first Point* that you click.

Compare with CoincidentPtoP

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