Creating a Positioned Sketch

Positioned Sketch lets you create create a sketch associated with the 3D geometry.

  1. Click Create new in the Choose a 3DShape dialog box.

    The New Content tab appears.
  2. Click OK in the 3D Shape dialog box.

    The Sketch Positioning dialog box appears.

    Position the sketch absolute axis as follows:

    • Its origin is on the axis of revolution.
    • Its horizontal (H) direction is parallel to the flat face.
    • Its vertical (V) direction is normal to the flat face.

  3. Move the pointer over the pad if you want to select the plane as you would do for a sliding sketch.
  4. Deactivate the Smart Mode to select the support manually.
  5. Select the origin and orientation of the sketch.
  6. Select Parallel to line in the Type box in the Orientation tab to specify the absolute axis orientation according to an edge of the flat face.
  7. Select an edge of the flat face.
  8. Click OK.
  9. To generate a library from any sketch while editing it, perform the following steps:
    1. From the Add menu, select Generate > Generate Library.
    2. In the Create Library dialog box, specify a name for the library and click OK.

      Note: The sketch should be saved in the database and the library name should be unique.

    3. Create a new 3D part using this sketch.
    4. From the Tools section of the action bar, click Library Browser.
    5. Expand the library classes, select an appropriate item, and then click Instantiate on the context toolbar.
    6. Click in the 3D area to position the group of geometries resulting from the library linked to the sketch.
  10. Click Exit app .

 

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