# Sketch points

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketch-points/621>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [December 12, 2016, 11:45am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketch-points/621 "2016-12-12T11:45:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 13\
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**Author:** ![Steppenlandschaft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Steppenlandschaft](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Steppenlandschaft)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2016, 11:45am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketch-points/621/1 "2016-12-12T11:45:12Z")

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If I draw a part like below, I have always a problem  
I start with a circle, extrude it to a zylinder, jump to the sideview a building a curve for rotating the endcup.  
How can I pick the center of the cylinder to fix the sketch on their right position? Sometimes it do, sometimes not.

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**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2016, 11:45am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketch-points/621/2 "2016-12-12T11:45:38Z")

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Can you post the screenshot please?

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**Author:** ![Steppenlandschaft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Steppenlandschaft](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Steppenlandschaft)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2016, 12:22pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketch-points/621/3 "2016-12-12T12:22:40Z")

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![](https://cdck-file-uploads-us1.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/1X/11f77d7e52c3ac44c5a40a89ce16e428f8b3a292.PNG)

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**Author:** ![Steppenlandschaft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Steppenlandschaft](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Steppenlandschaft)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2016, 12:24pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketch-points/621/4 "2016-12-12T12:24:24Z")

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The first cylinder is build X/Y/Z center line, there is no problem to pick the middlepoint.  
But if it is not in the centerline it is not possible to catch the middlepoint

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**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2016, 12:49pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketch-points/621/5 "2016-12-12T12:49:35Z")

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Are you trying to move the sketch there with the translate tool?

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**Author:** ![Steppenlandschaft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Steppenlandschaft](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Steppenlandschaft)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2016, 1:38pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketch-points/621/6 "2016-12-12T13:38:04Z")

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Yes I do, but it is not showing the exact point, I just click in the middle and hope it is the middle.

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**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2016, 2:02pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketch-points/621/7 "2016-12-12T14:02:49Z")

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Interesting, that’s a bug, let me look into this.

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**Author:** ![Steppenlandschaft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Steppenlandschaft](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Steppenlandschaft)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2016, 10:04am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketch-points/621/8 "2016-12-13T10:04:18Z")

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It would help a lot if we can draw a sketch on the end of a line/curve for sweeping

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**Author:** ![Steppenlandschaft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Steppenlandschaft](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Steppenlandschaft)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2016, 10:06am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketch-points/621/9 "2016-12-13T10:06:27Z")

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Is there a new version out for testing? I draw a lot of small things with different shape, tubes, bends, sheet metal parts,

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**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2016, 10:27am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketch-points/621/10 "2016-12-13T10:27:07Z")

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What do you mean? You can sweep. Use the sweep tool

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**Author:** ![Steppenlandschaft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Steppenlandschaft](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Steppenlandschaft)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2016, 1:21pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketch-points/621/11 "2016-12-13T13:21:19Z")

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![](https://cdck-file-uploads-us1.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/1X/8003ce93d4203659ecf9b6a676f81196fa9517de.PNG) I want to draw a manifold, with sweeping on the line. Looks perfect from this view.

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**Author:** ![Steppenlandschaft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Steppenlandschaft](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Steppenlandschaft)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2016, 1:23pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketch-points/621/12 "2016-12-13T13:23:43Z")

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![](https://cdck-file-uploads-us1.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/1X/3acef5789adac14de3cdfaba4748075547e359d8.PNG)You see there is no connection. There should be a tool to start the new line on the right position X/Y/Z of the first Lines Endpoint

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**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2016, 1:46pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketch-points/621/13 "2016-12-13T13:46:48Z")

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you always draw on the grid, or on a face. I suppose you moved the first arc there, and then you are trying to draw on that plane.  
To do this, draw a circle to the origin, from top view, then switch to a side view, and draw the rail from there.