The new Sketch mode provides interactive and faster drawing options for shapes available in previous versions of the COMSOL® software, such as: Upon finishing drawing the last edge, right-clicking completes the drawing.
Using the Polygon button, the object is drawn through forming line segments for each edge. Using the Rectangle button, the object is drawn by left-clicking, dragging the mouse to the desired size, and then left-clicking again to complete the drawing. This remains true, regardless of the setting chosen for the object type, such as solid, open curve, or closed curve, enabling you easy access to and viewing of all constituent objects.Ī rectangle drawn first using the respective shape’s primitive feature, the Rectangle button, and then the Polygon button. When drawing geometry in the Graphics window using Sketch mode, all objects are displayed in wireframe rendering until you are working outside of either Sketch mode or the geometry nodes in the model tree. How these shapes are drawn is identical to previous versions of the software, but with enhanced visualization, indicators, and functionality. With Sketch mode, you can interactively draw a plethora of different types of shapes. The Sketch tab, available under the Geometry or Work Plane ribbon tabs for 2D or 3D model components, respectively. The functionality can be used with planar drawings and is available with the core functionality of the COMSOL® software. Rest assured, the 2D geometry drawing functionality you have grown accustomed to is still available, but now there are features that enable efficiency like never before.Īnnounced with the release of version 5.5 of the COMSOL Multiphysics® software, Sketch mode enables you to interactively draw and edit geometry right within the Graphics window.
Using Sketch mode, along with constraints and dimensions, you can draw plane geometry and define relations between the geometric entities that you draw.
For 2D modeling components, or when using work planes in 3D models, you may have noticed a subtle yet significant change in how geometry can be created in the software.