Use the vertex modification tool from the Sketcher toolbox to move or resize Sketcher objects. Whether the object is moved or resized depends on which of its vertices you select. You can move the selected vertices along a specified vector, or you can rotate the vertices through a specified angle about a specified point. For more information, see “Modifying objects by moving vertices,” Section 19.7.3, and “Selecting the vertices to move when modifying an object,” Section 19.7.1.
To move or resize Sketcher objects by moving their vertices:
From the modify tools in the Sketcher toolbox, select the vertex modification tool 
. For a diagram of the tools in the Sketcher toolbox, see “The Sketcher tools,” Section 19.4.1.
Handles appear on all vertices in the viewport. ABAQUS/CAE displays prompts in the prompt area to guide you through the procedure.
Select the appropriate vertices of the objects you want to move or resize.
Which vertices you select depends on what type of object you selected and whether you want to move or resize it.
Tip: In cases where you must select more than one vertex, hold down the [Shift] key as you click each handle. To select multiple vertices, you can also drag a rectangle around them. To unselect a vertex, use [Ctrl]+Click. When you are finished selecting vertices, click mouse button 2. For more information, see Chapter 6, “Selecting objects within the viewport.”
Use the buttons that appear in the prompt area to indicate how you will specify a new location for the selected vertices.
Select Translate to translate the selected vertices along a specified vector. You can define the start and the end of the translation vector by either selecting from the sketch or typing the X- and Y-coordinates of each end.
Select Rotate to rotate the selected vertices through a specified angle about a specified point. You can specify the point at the center of rotation by selecting from the sketch or by typing the X- and Y-coordinates. The angle of rotation you specify must be between 360 and –360 degrees.
Select Mirror to mirror the selected vertices about a selected line. You must specify the mirror line by selecting an existing straight line from the sketch.
Select Scale to scale the spacing between the selected vertices by a specified amount about a specified point. You can specify the point by selecting from the sketch or by typing the X- and Y-coordinates.
When you move vertices, ABAQUS/CAE also updates any connecting edges that exist between the new vertex locations and unchanged vertices in the sketch.
To move or resize more objects, repeat the above steps beginning with Step 2.
When you have finished moving and resizing objects, either
Click mouse button 2 anywhere in the ABAQUS/CAE window, or
Select any other tool in the Sketcher toolbox, or
Click the cancel button 
in the prompt area, or
Click the vertex modification tool in the Sketcher toolbox.
