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In the SmartSketch Drawing Editor parent command, select the needed boundaries or plates intersecting the sketching plane using the Add Intersecting Item or Add Projection Item options.
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If the StructTopology toolbar is not visible, click Tools > Toolbars, select StructTopology, and click OK.
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Click Point at Minimum Distance .
The Point at Minimum Distance toolbar appears.
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Select the measurement method.
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Select the first plate system.
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Select the second plate system.
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Click in the area of the point to create.
A temporary point is placed where you clicked.
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Type offset values.
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Click Finish.
The new point is created.
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If additional points are needed using the same plate systems, type new offset values and click Finish.
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If additional points are needed using the different plate systems, click Point at Minimum Distance again, and repeat the previous steps.
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Draw the needed geometry using the geometric construction points as constraints. You can also use other constraints, such as dimensions, as needed.
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Click Finish (in the top left corner of the 2D window) to close the 2D environment and return to the SmartSketch Drawing Editor parent command.