Creating Keyhole Profiles

If you want to sketch the profile for keyhole, then you can use the predefined profile. To insert the predefined profile for keyhole you can use the Keyhole Profile command.

Before you begin:

Ensure that Geometric Constraints and Dimensional Constraints are activated in the Sketch Tools toolbar.

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Using SmartPick

  1. Click Keyhole Profile in the Profile toolbar (Predefined Profile sub-toolbar).

    The Sketch tools toolbar now displays values for defining the keyhole profile.

  2. Position the stating point at H=20mm, V=20mm

  3. Position the small radius center point at H=20mm, V=40mm

  4. Click to define the small radius.



  5. Click to define the large radius.



    The resulting keyhole is as shown here.



    Note: In this task, we used the Sketch tools toolbar but you can create this keyhole manually. For this, move the cursor to activate SmartPick and click as soon as you get what you wish.