With Autotransitioning, one can transition from sketching a line to sketching a tangent arc, and vice versa, without selecting the arc tool. https://help.solidworks.com/2018/English/SolidWorks/sldworks/t_Autotransitioning.htm
To toggle between line and arc without returning to the endpoint, press A.
I have, long ago, reassigned the keyboard letter A to zoom to fit.
I have searched here...
Where can I find the command for Autotransitioning?
TYIA
Hi Rick,
Its called "Command Option Toggle" in the keyboard shortcut tab.
We should really change this since we call it Autotransition in the help. I'll create an SPR.
2020 SOLIDWORKS Help - Autotransitioning
Kevin
Thank you Kevin. That worked, once I had the correct wording.
Thank you for adding an SPR.
I hope you will be please to know that I clicked on "Feedback on this topic"...
Interesting note as I looked into this, kinda having a Jim moment:
We use the generic "Command Option Toggle" because using this keyboard shortcut (A) also toggles through the different options in certain sketch commands. So for commands like circle, rectangle, arc, slot, and ellipse it will toggle through the types (so you can go from a circle to a perimeter circle using the key. Autotransition refers to the act of drawing a line and bringing the cursor back to the last endpoint to switch it to drawing an arc.
Either way, we need to update the tooltips, text, and add a help topic for it. We should be able to set it up so that if you search for Autotransition it finds the toggle shortcut too.
The RMC is always your friend
Well that is a useful way to access the command that I did not know about but I was hoping to be able to use the keyboard. Looks like I do not currently have any key assigned.
Hi Rick,
Its called "Command Option Toggle" in the keyboard shortcut tab.
We should really change this since we call it Autotransition in the help. I'll create an SPR.
2020 SOLIDWORKS Help - Autotransitioning
Kevin