How to resize a rectangle edge only in one dimension? (PartDesign)

[ceremcem]

When I move a rectangle edge with mouse, it also affects the other connected edges' positions, like so:



I tried pressing and holding Ctrl or Shift like I do for drawing perpendicular line in Gimp, but they seem to have no effect.

How can I drag the lines only in perpendicular directions?

[DeepSOIC]

Use constraints.
Aligned your top side -> Vert Distance constraint to one of involved points -> adjust left side -> horz constraint to a corner -> ....

EDIT: you can also grab points. This moves less stuff all at once.

[NormandC]

I tried pressing and holding Ctrl or Shift like I do for drawing perpendicular line

That might be a good Sketcher enhancement request.

[ceremcem]

Use constraints.
Aligned your top side -> Vert Distance constraint to one of involved points -> adjust left side -> horz constraint to a corner -> ....

EDIT: you can also grab points. This moves less stuff all at once.

Grabbing points is helpful, thank you. (I was going to say "Grabbing points is helpful when you can grab one, but it seems it's not always possible: [gif here]" but I didn't come across with that case in these days)

That might be a good Sketcher enhancement request.

https://www.freecadweb.org/tracker/view.php?id=3576

[DeepSOIC]

(I was going to say "Grabbing points is helpful when you can grab one, but it seems it's not always possible: [gif here]" but I didn't come across with that case in these days)

On the gif you posted, it looks like you are editing a sketch from behind. Then, indeed, points are not grabbable. It is because points are raised above the sketch in a particular direction (maybe some day, that direction will be towards camera rather than along sketch plane normal).

[ceremcem]

On the gif you posted, it looks like you are editing a sketch from behind. Then, indeed, points are not grabbable.

A-ha! Thanks for this additional tip.

[Kunda1]

On the gif you posted, it looks like you are editing a sketch from behind. Then, indeed, points are not grabbable. It is because points are raised above the sketch in a particular direction (maybe some day, that direction will be towards camera rather than along sketch plane normal).

Is there a feature ticket opened for that as well? That seems like a useful ability.

[NormandC]

https://www.freecadweb.org/tracker/view.php?id=3576

I edited the summary and description to make it clearer.

Also, "PartDesign" was set as project, but this is about the Sketcher, so I moved it to the appropriate project.

Thanks for reporting.

[chrisb]

Polyline got during the last Sketcher enhancement period a possibility for arc mode to continue by snapped degrees of multiples of 45°. This is done by pressing the Ctrl key. Here it is analogous, so I would vote for the Ctrl key as well.

[ceremcem]

https://www.freecadweb.org/tracker/view.php?id=3576

I edited the summary and description to make it clearer.

Also, "PartDesign" was set as project, but this is about the Sketcher, so I moved it to the appropriate project.

Thanks for reporting.

Thank you, it's very kind to let me know.