Deactivating a Sketch

If you have an update error, you can try deactivating the sketch to prevent from the error. You can reactivate the previously deactivated sketch.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin: Create a 3D shape similar to the one below.

Deactivate a Sketch

Deactivating a sketch as well as its related features prevents you from making update errors.

In the tree, right-click Sketch.xxx and select Sketch.xxx object > Deactivate.
The selected sketch, and the elements which are impacted by its deactivation, are highlighted in the tree and in the work area. The Deactivate dialog box appears.
Make sure that Deactivate all children is selected in the dialog box: this ensures that there will be no update error when the sketch is deactivated.
Click OK to validate and close the dialog box.
The selected sketch and the impacted elements are deactivated. Specific icons are displayed in the tree for deactivated elements to indicate that they have been deactivated.
If you now click Formula in the General section of the action bar to display the Formulas dialog box, you will be able to see that the Activity parameter corresponding to the selected item (Sketch.5, in this case) is set to "false" to indicate that this item is deactivated.

You can reactivate the sketch using the Edit name or value of the current parameter option in the Formulas dialog box.

In the Formulas dialog box, select the Activity parameter corresponding to the deactivated sketch (PartBody/Sketch.5/Activity).
Select true from the Edit name or value of the current parameter drop-down list.

Or alternatively,

You can reactivate the sketch using the Sketch.xxx object > Activate. command.

In the tree, right-click the sketch you want to reactivate (here we select Sketch.5) and select Sketch.xxx object > Activate.
The Activate dialog box is then displayed.
Make sure that Activate all children is selected if you want to reactivate the related features, and then click OK.
In some cases, not all elements will be reactivated when you use the second method. In this case, you will be able to reactivate impacted elements individually.