Contents

How can I use sketches?

Using part sketches

Synchronous and ordered sketches

Using assembly sketches

Using 3D sketches

Using 2D drawing views to create model sketches

Sketching basics

Try drawing this simple sketch

Sketching best practices

Sketching shortcuts

Draw a synchronous sketch

Scale a sketch automatically

Draw an ordered sketch of a part

Draw an assembly layout

Sketching tools

How to use the drawing tools

Coordinate systems

Working with coordinate systems

Coordinate System command (synchronous)

Create a coordinate system (synchronous)

Coordinate System command bar (synchronous)

Coordinate System command (ordered)

Create a coordinate system (ordered)

Coordinate System command bar (ordered)

Coordinate System Options dialog box

Reference planes

Working with reference planes

Reference planes in assemblies

Examples: Defining reference plane orientation (ordered)

Coincident Plane command (ordered)

Coincident Plane command (synchronous)

Create a coincident reference plane

Create a Coincident Reference Plane (ordered)

Create a coincident reference plane by axis (ordered modeling)

Coincident Plane command bar

By 3 Points command

Create a reference plane by 3 points

Create a reference plane by 3 points (ordered)

By 3 Points command bar

Normal to Curve command

Create a reference plane normal to a curve

Create a reference plane normal to a curve (ordered)

Normal to Curve command bar

Tangent Plane command

Create a tangent reference plane (synchronous)

Create a tangent reference plane (ordered)

Tangent Plane command bar

Parallel Plane command

Parallel Plane command bar

Create a parallel reference plane

Angled Plane command

Angled Plane command bar

Create an angled reference plane

Coincident Plane By Axis command

Coincident Plane By Axis command bar

Perpendicular Plane command

Perpendicular Plane command bar

Create a perpendicular reference plane

Create Reference Plane command bar

Edit Reference Plane command bar

Reference plane command bar

Reference Plane Selection command bar

Change reference plane name display

Show All Reference Planes command

Hide All Reference Planes command

Sketch planes

Working with sketch planes

Change the sketch plane X-axis orientation

Set sketch plane horizontal and vertical for dimensioning

Reposition the sketch plane origin

Useful sketch commands

Sketch View command

Sketch command

Project to Sketch command

Project to Sketch command bar

Project to Sketch Options dialog box

Peer Edge Locate command

Silhouette Edge Locate command

Clean Sketch command

Clean Sketch command bar

Clean Sketch Options dialog box

Copy Sketch command

Copy Sketch command bar

Copy Sketch To Target dialog box

Enable Regions command

Merge with Coplanar Sketches command

Migrate Geometry and Dimensions command

Tear-Off Sketch command

Tear-Off Sketch command bar

Tear-Off Sketch Options dialog box

Sketch relationships

Working with geometric relationships

Intent zones

Relationship Handles command

Display relationship handles

Maintain relationships

Maintain Relationships command

Delete a relationship

Select all the peer relationships in a sketch

Maintain relationships

Maintain Relationships command

Delete a relationship

Select all the peer relationships in a sketch

Select All Peer Relationships command

Show how a profile or sketch can change

Relationship Colors command

Working with profile groups

Add relationships and dimensions automatically

Relationship Assistant command

Relationship Assistant command bar

Relationship Assistant command bar

Relationship Assistant dialog box

Dimension page (Relationship Assistant)

Geometry page (Relationship Assistant)

Concentric

Make elements concentric

Concentric command

Connect

Connect elements

Connect command

Collinear

Make elements collinear

Collinear command

Equal

Make elements equal

Equal command

Lock

Lock command

Lock an element or keypoint

Dimensioning sketches

Horizontal vertical

Make elements or key points horizontal or vertical

Horizontal/Vertical command

Perpendicular

Make elements perpendicular

Perpendicular command

Parallel

Make elements parallel

Parallel Relationship command

Tangent

Make elements tangent

Tangent command (sketch environment)

Tangent command bar (sketch environment)

Symmetric

Set a symmetry axis

Make elements symmetric about an axis

Symmetry Axis command

Symmetric command

Rigid set

Rigid Set command

Rigid Set command bar

Apply a Rigid Set relationship to a set of elements

IntelliSketch

Working with IntelliSketch

Draw with IntelliSketch

Draw with IntelliSketch

Example: Draw a line

Example: Draw a horizontal line

Example: Draw a line connected to another line

Example: Draw an arc

Example: Establish More Than One Relationship

Example: Case Where a Relationship Is Not Maintained

Suspend or remove geometric relationships

IntelliSketch command

Relationships page (IntelliSketch dialog box)

Cursor page (IntelliSketch dialog box)

IntelliSketch dialog box

Alignment Indicator command

Locate Background command

Add dimensions with IntelliSketch

Dimension with IntelliSketch

Change automatic dimension display

Auto-Dimension command

Auto-Dimension page (IntelliSketch dialog box)

Sketch dimensions

Working with sketch dimensions

Locked dimensions

Sketch consumption and dimension migration

Layers

Layers overview

Naming layers

Assigning elements to layers

Layer status icons

Display the active layer name

Find the layer of an element

Showing and hiding layers

Displaying layers

Using the Auto-Hide layer

Control layer display and locate layers

Display or hide a layer

Display a layer or layers and hide all others

Show Only command (Layers shortcut menu)

Change the active layer

Make Active command

Create a new layer

Delete one or more layers

Rename a layer

Sort blocks, layers, or groups

Sort by Ascending command

Sort by Descending command

Sort by Order Created command

Move an element to another layer

Move Elements dialog box

Add properties to a layer

Layer Properties dialog box

Grids

Working with grids

Draw with a grid

Draw a line using a grid

Place a dimension or annotation using a grid

Display the drawing grid

Reposition the grid origin point

Grid Options command

Grid Options dialog box

Reposition Origin command

Zero Origin command

Construction geometry

Working with construction geometry

Construction command

Construction command bar

Change a profile or sketch element into a construction element

Create as Construction command

Projection lines

Projection lines

Display projection lines

Working with sketches

Drawing synchronous sketches of parts

Using ordered sketches to create ordered features

Using sketches in assemblies

Project part edges onto a sketch

Change peer edge locatability

Change silhouette edge locatability

Delete a sketch or sketch elements

Editing sketch elements

Rename a sketch

Rename command

Copy or move a sketch to another reference plane

Copy a sketch to another document

Sketching in synchronous

Create a dimensioned part from a sketch

Regions

Enable or disable sketch regions for a sketch

Enable or disable sketch consumption and dimension migration

Edit a synchronous sketch

Make a sketch combinable or non-combinable

Restore a used sketch

Moving sketches

2D sketch manipulation commands

Workflow for moving or copying a sketch

Manipulating sketch elements in 2D

Workflow for a synchronous 3D move or rotate of sketch elements

Moving and copying sketch elements in 3D

Copy, cut, and paste sketch elements

Cut, copy, and paste a sketch

Synchronous sketch plane locking

Sketch plane locking

Lock Sketch Plane command

Lock or unlock a sketch plane

Sketching in ordered

Synchronous sketch behavior in the ordered environment

Sketch display

Sketch display

Single color display command

Multi-color display command

Accelerated display command

Show Annotations command

Show All Sketches command

Hide All Sketches command

Update sketch command

Update a sketch

Creating sketches from drawing views

Creating model sketches from 2D drawing views

Create a model sketch from 2D geometry

Create 3D command

Create 3D dialog box

3D sketching

Draw a 3D sketch

Starting a new synchronous 3D sketch

Starting a new ordered 3D sketch

Starting a new assembly 3D sketch

Show 3D alignment lines

Create a 3D point using coordinates

Modify a 3D point

Create a 3D curve

Dynamically edit a 3D curve

Split a 3D sketch element

Create a 3D sketch between 2 points

Move 3D sketch elements

3D sketch relationships

3D sketching commands

New 3D Sketch command

3D Sketch command (assembly)

3D Point command

3D Point command bar

3D Line command

3D Rectangle by Center command

3D Arc by 3 Points command

3D Circle by Center command

3D Include command

Routing Path command

Split 3D Sketch command

3D Curve command

3D Curve command bar

3D Fillet command

3D Trim command

Tangent 3D Arc command

Activate command (3D sketching)

Enable Regions command (3D sketching)

Copy Dimensions to Model command

3D sketching relationship commands

3D IntelliSketch

3D IntelliSketch Options command

Relationship Handles command (3D sketching)

Maintain Relationships command (3D sketching)

Connect command (3D Sketching)

Parallel command (3D Sketching)

Concentric command (3D Sketching)

On Plane command (3D Sketching)

Horizontal Vertical command (3D sketching)

Equal command (3D Sketching)

Perpendicular command (3D Sketching)

Tangent command (3D Sketching)

Coaxial command (3D Sketching)

Collinear command (3D Sketching)

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