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IShapeConstructor Interface

Provides access to a Shape Constructor to be hosted by tools that build sketches.

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

	Name	Description
	Activate	Prepares a shape constructor to begin receiving events.
	Active	Indicates whether the constructor is currently active.
	AddPoint	Adds a point to the sketch.
	Anchor	The anchor of the sketch.
	AngleConstraint	The sketch's angular constraint.
	Constraint	The sketch constraint.
	Cursor	The mouse pointer for this constructor.
	Deactivate	Resets a shape constructor.
	DistanceConstraint	The sketch's distance constraint.
	Enabled	Indicates whether the constructor is enabled.
	ID	Name string identifying this shape constructor.
	Initialize	Initializes a newly constructed shape constructor.
	IsStreaming	Indicates whether stream mode digitizing is enabled.
	Location	The current location of the mouse.
	OnContextMenu	Context menu event occured at the given xy location.
	OnKeyDown	Occurs when a key on the keyboard is pressed when this constructor is active.
	OnKeyUp	Occurs when a key on the keyboard is released when this constructor is active.
	OnMouseDown	Occurs when a mouse button is pressed when this constructor is active.
	OnMouseMove	Occurs when the mouse is moved when this constructor is active.
	OnMouseUp	Occurs when a mouse button is released when this constructor is active.
	Refresh	Occurs when a screen display in the application is refreshed.
	SketchModified	Called when Sketch is modified.

Classes	Description
AngleDistanceConstructor	Uses an angle and a distance to create a new point.
ArcConstructor	Creates a circular arc segment.
BezierCurveConstructor	Creates a bezier curve segment.
DistanceDistanceConstructor	Creates a point from two distances.
EndPointArcConstructor	Creates a circular arc segment.
IntersectionConstructor	Intersects two line segments to create a new point.
MidpointConstructor	Adds a point at the midpoint of a line.
PointConstructor	Constructor for adding a point to a point/multipoint sketch geometry.
RightAngleConstructor	Adds segments perpendicular to the sketch.
SketchConstructor	Constructor for the Sketch Tool.
StraightConstructor	Constructor for adding a straight line sketch to the end of a segmented sketch geometry.
TangentCurveConstructor	Creates a circular arc segment, tangent to existing sketch.
TraceConstructor	Adds segments by tracing existing features.