Check Sketch for Feature Usage
Check a sketch for errors that might prevent it from creating a feature.
For each Feature usage type, its required sketch Contour type
is displayed. If you select a new Feature usage type from the list, the corresponding Contour type changes. Each Contour type forces a different set of checks on the sketch in addition to the general checks that are common to all contour types.
To check a sketch for feature usage:
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In an open sketch, click Tools, Sketch Tools, Check Sketch For Feature.
In the dialog box, Feature usage lists all of the ways to use the sketch in a feature:
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If the sketch was used to create a feature, the feature type is displayed in Feature usage.
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If the sketch was not used to create a feature, <none> is displayed in Feature usage and the contour is checked for errors that are common to all contour types.
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Click Check.
The sketch is checked according to the contour type required by the feature type listed in the Feature usage box. If the sketch passes the checks, a No problems found message appears. If there is an error, a message describes the error and, if appropriate, the error is highlighted. It finds one error for each check.
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To check your sketch for possible use in other feature types, select another type in Feature usage and click Check.
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Click Reset to return to the original Feature usage type.
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Click Close.
Alternatively, the dialog box closes automatically when you exit the sketch, rebuild, change to a new document, and so on.