You can select the silhouette edge of a rounded surface, such as a cylinder.
To set silhouette edge visibility, click
Options ![Tool_Options_Standard.gif](doc1292865713717.image)
(Standard toolbar) or and select
Dynamic highlight from graphics view.
Silhouette edges are included in box-select operations.
To select a silhouette edge:
- Open a sketch on a model face, plane, or in an active drawing view.
- Select one of the tools:
- Convert Entities
![Tool_Convert_Entities_Sketch.gif](doc1292867435046.image)
- Offset Entities
![Tool_Offset_Entities_Sketch.gif](doc1292867434499.image)
- Smart Dimensions
![Tool_Smart_Dimensions_Relations.gif](doc1292866809943.image)
- Add Relations
![Tool_Add_Relation_Dimensions_Relations.gif](doc1292867186811.image)
- Move the pointer over a cylindrical face until the pointer changes to
.
![silhouette_edge.gif](doc1292867434749.image)
- Select the highlighted edge.