VIRTUAL MODE

Purpose:

When the system is waiting for the user to indicate a segment (line or arc), it is possible to define a virtual segment by clicking Virtual Mode followed by the definition mode of that segment.

Example: The user is about to define a midpoint of a segment and the system asks the user to indicate a segment. At this stage, the user can click Virtual Mode followed by one of the definition modes in the Geometry Line or Geometry Arc toolbars, in order to define a virtual segment from where the midpoint is derived.

For instance, instead of indicating an existing segment, the user wants to define a virtual segment defined as a line between two points. They then click Virtual segment followed by the Line: Two points button in the Geometry Line toolbar. The system will now let the user define this line and use the midpoint from that one.

Instructions:

1. In the Insert menu, click Virtual Mode.

2. Then click one of the available definition mode buttons in the Geometry Line or Geometry Arc toolbar.

Options:

None.

Result:

Instead of indicating an existing segment, a virtual one is defined by the user.