Create a two-point-center rectangle

[abramov]

Solidworks 2012 (for sure) use the same method for this kind of rectangles.

I recommend use other way to avoid Construction lines.

What does it mean:

The idea is the same as for Horizontal and Vertical Constraints using points.

We chose Horizontal Constraint and select two points. It gives us two points lying on a horizontal non-existing line.

So my suggestion is to expand Perpendicular Constraint.

I wish to use Perpendicular Constraint for lines as well as for points.

How it works:

 We chose Perpendicular  Constraint

and select first point,

than vertex point,

then third point.

And we should get the following result:

The red point is a vertex of 90° angle (without any lines).

So we can get new solution for two-point- and three-point-center rectangles:

[abramov]

About Solidworks 2012:

They use diagonal lines. 

[Anonymous]

Inventor can do 3 point angle dimensions without lines as is.

[abramov]

Yes it can. But You cannot do the same with rectangular constraint.

And Inventor cannot create three-point-center rectangle without diagonals.

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