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Create Sketch from Selections

With Create Sketch from Selections   , you can extract only those elements of a sketch (usually in an imported drawing) that you require to create a feature. You can extract a sketch, for example, and then modify it before creating a feature.

To create a sketch from selections:

  1. Edit a sketch.

  2. Select the sketch entities you want in the new sketch.

  3. Click Create Sketch from Selections , or click Tools, Sketch Tools, Create Sketch from Selections.

    A new sketch appears in the FeatureManager design tree.

 



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