Defining rectangle corners with vertices or construction points

[paulGJCBP]

I want to create a cabinet with panels in a groove. I am trying to create a rectangle to extrude into a panel to fit into an existing groove.  I want to use the corners of the groove cross section as two point defining the rectangle sketch.  The plan was to extrude that rectangle down the length of the groove.  I define the plane of the rectangle at the end of the groove cross section but instead of snapping to the vertices of the rectangular grove, the cursor remains free floating. I even tried creating construction points at the vertices, but they are not accessible when drawing in the sketch mode.

I could probably use the measurements of the grooves and the separation between the two grooved boards, but the idea is to use the existing components as reference points so I don't have to recalculate every thing.

Thanks!

I don't know if the attached project file will show the issue.

[davebYYPCU]

Try Sketch > Project tools.

You need to bring existing external geometry, into the current sketch - to be able to snap to these projected articles.  Sometimes they are purple, sometimes invisible.

Try Thin Extrude after stream lining the amount of sketching.

Might help….

[paulGJCBP]

Thanks. Hope I don't appear too dense by I don't see the sketch>project tools menu item.

[g-andresen]

Hi,

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@paulGJCBP wrote:

Thanks. Hope I don't appear too dense by I don't see the sketch>project tools menu item.

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active sketch mode > CREATE > PROJECT > project or shortcut P

günther

[paulGJCBP]

Yes, I see that now.  

1) Even though I now can see the projected vertices of the groove cross section, the rectangle tool does not snap to them - ignores them.

2) The top of the panel mates with the top grooved board and the bottom of the panel mates with the separate bottom grooved board.  I need to snap to the vertices of grooves of these two separated boards.  There is no common surface and doesn't project to a construction plane that includes the top and bottom.

See attached image

[jhackney1972]

See of this video helps.  Model is attached.

[jhackney1972 · Accepted solution]

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