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Methods of defining the Point Coordinates |
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You can specify the point coordinates in the rectangular coordinate system using one of the following methods.
•Enter values of the point coordinates in the Coordinates field on the Parameter Panel (coordinates are set relative to the point coordinate system).
•Select a new arbitrary point location by clicking in the graphic area, and the coordinates are automatically determined and displayed in the Coordinates field.
•In the graphic area or in the Design Tree, specify a point object that defines the point position. When you move the cursor to the point object, a schematic image of the vertex 
or point 
appears next to it.
After clicking the object, its name appears in the Snap Point field, the point coordinates are defined as coinciding with the coordinates of this object and become not editable because the point becomes associated with the selected point object. Due to this associativity, the point follows the object when it is displaced. If you want to remove associativity, click "x" icon in the Snap Point field.
Cylindrical and Spherical Coordinates
When plotting a point in the cylindrical or spherical coordinates, methods of defining the coordinates are the same as when plotting a point in the rectangular system (see above).
In addition, you can set the R coordinate by specifying an object that defines the cylinder or sphere radius. Such an object can be:
•an edge or sketch line in the form of a circle/circular arc,
•a curve – circle/circular arc,
•a cylindrical or spherical face.
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