Sketch a Part

General

• First, start creating a new part model: Create a New Part to the Archives.
• Define the part properties, if necessary: Part Properties Dialog Box.
• Go to sketch mode
  • Create a plane sketch: Create a New Plane Sketch.
  • Create a 3D sketch: Create a New 3D Sketch.

Add geometry to a sketch

• Draw the geometry of a sketch by using the functions Sketch | Lines:
  • Smart Line Chain.
  • Polyline.
  • Two-Point Line.
  • Rectangle.
  • Two Point Rectangle.
  • Rounded Rectangle.
  • Polygon.
  • Circle (Center and Radii Point).
  • Circle with Three Points.
  • Slot (Obround).
  • Spline.
  • Closed Spline.
  • Construction Line.
  • Ellipse by Selecting Three Points (3D).
  • Construction Circle.
  • Curve Equation (3D) - Drawing Function-controlled Curves.
• If necessary, read a sketch from the library with the function Open Sketch
  • Open an Existing Sketch from the Sketch Library
• Edit geometry lines as needed with the functions Sketch | Line Tools:
  • Copy Lines.
  • Add an Offset Line to the Sketch Line.
  • Mirror the Geometry of a Sketch.
  • Delete a Section of a Sketch Line.
  • Round Two Sketch Lines.
  • Bevel Two Lines.
  • Trim Two Lines Together in a Sketch.
  • Trim a Line to Another Line in a Sketch.

Define dimensions and geometric constraints

• Use the functions Sketch | Lines.
  • Use Fast Dimensioning to Add Dimension Constraints.
  • Add a Distance Constraint.
  • Add an Angle Constraint.
  • Add a Diameter Constraint.
  • Add a Radius Constraint.
  • Add an Arc or Spline Length Constraint.
  • Add a Coincidence Constraint.
  • Add a Parallel Constraint
  • Add a Perpendicular Constraint.
  • Add a Concentricity Constraint.
  • Add an Equal Radius Constraint.
  • Add an Equal Distance Constraint.
  • Add a Tangential Constraint.
  • Add a Symmetry Constraint.
  • Add a Centering Constraint.

Use other sketching tools

• Create patterns from sketch geometry, if necessary: Create a Pattern From Sketch Geometry.
  • Most of the time, you should create a pattern from a sketched feature.
• Add texts to the sketch, if necessary: Add a Text to a Sketch.
• Save the sketch to the library for later use, if necessary: Save a Sketch in the Library.

Stop sketching and select an operation

• Select the function Sketch | Return | OK or the context-sensitive function OK.
• This opens a menu to select the operation to be performed on the sketch.
  • See: Features Based on a Sketch.
  • Note that a 3D sketch always becomes a guide curve.
• To reject a sketch you have made, select Sketch | Exit or the context-sensitive function Exit.