Angle Degree Measurement in Sketch

[prmod3d]

Is it possible to include an angle measurement (in degrees) in Sketch mode?

The end marker lines are already there for the length measurements and it seems like a good place to insert angle values <>180°. This is info that's really useful for functional design models (especially when replicating a real-world object), and would be yet another feature expanding on the limitations of Tinkercad.

Even better -- but perhaps more difficult to implement -- could the degree number could be modified via the keyboard to make the corresponding angle change in the sketch? The main issue here would be determining which line the angle is anchored to in order to achieve the desired result.

[henmedia]

@prmod3d, good idea, and it fits what is already there. Today the sketch shows lengths when you click a line or a point, and you can type a length. I will add the angle at a corner where two straight lines meet: shown in degrees with a small arc, on a closed outline as the inner angle (so a dent reads above 180°). Clicking the value lets you type an angle, and you choose which of the two lines stays put while the other turns around the corner, keeping its length. Corners with curves or more than two lines will not show one. I will build it and come back here when it is in.

[henmedia]

@prmod3d, the angle is in 1.47.0. Click a corner where two straight lines meet and the sketch shows the angle between them in degrees, with a small arc; on a closed outline it is the inner angle, so a dent reads above 180°. Click the value and type a new angle: one of the two lines turns about the corner and keeps its length, Tab switches which one, Enter applies. Corners with curves or more than two lines show none. Here is the section.

[prmod3d]

Excellent. Tested and it works great. Am wondering if the feature can be modified a bit? Often, the angle I want to adjust is not the value shown when I click on the only point that allows me to change the angle. To explain:

When using the example of a basic square in Sketch mode, there are four corners, each with a control point. Let's say I want to adjust the angle on the bottom left corner from 90° to 75.5° -- so I select the control point on the top left corner to enable movement to the right. But I'm not able to see the angle value on the corner where I need it... only on the corner where the control point is. This means I need to do some angle math to calculate the angle of the bottom left corner, based on the value of the angle at the control point (top left corner), or flip back and forth between the top left and bottom left control points to check/verify the bottom left angle value.

Moving any control point always results in three angles changing: the angle at the control point, and two other angles, each on the end of the line adjacent to the control point. Ideally, having all three of these angle values visible would allow for precise adjustment without needing head math or flipping back between multiple control points to determine the results.

[henmedia]

@prmod3d, this is in 1.51.0: with a corner point selected, the sketch now also shows the angles at its two neighbouring corners - the three that change when the point moves - and each of them can be clicked and typed. So you can set the bottom left corner to 75.5° while the top left point, which moves for it, is selected. A typed angle may be a calculation like "90-14.5". Here is how it works.

[prmod3d]

Awesomeness. Just tested and it works great. Thanks!