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Sketch Planes in Configurations

The plane on which a sketch lies is configurable through the Sketch Plane PropertyManager. You can place a single sketch on different planes in different configurations.

To change a sketch plane in a configuration:

  1. In the FeatureManager design tree, right-click a sketch and select Edit Sketch Plane.

    The Sketch Plane PropertyManager appears.

  2. In the graphics area, click the face or plane on which you want the sketch to lie.

    - or -

    Select a plane from the flyout FeatureManager design tree on which you want the sketch to lie.

  3. Under Configurations, select the configurations to which you want the new sketch plane to apply: This configuration, All configurations, or Specify configurations.

  4. Click .

    The sketch changes planes in the selected configurations.

Related Topics

Creating Planes

Sketch Dimensions in Configurations

Sketch Relations in Configurations

 



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