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Convert Drawing View to Sketch

From the shortcut menu, you can convert a drawing view to sketch entities or a block of sketch entities.

In a drawing view, right-click and click Convert View to Sketch. In the Convert View to Sketch PropertyManager, you can:

Replace view with sketch

Replaces the drawing view with equivalent 2D sketch entities.

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Original drawing view
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Equivalent 2D sketch entities

Replace view with block

Replaces the drawing view with equivalent 2D sketch entities that are grouped in a block.

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Original drawing view

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Block with equivalent 2D sketch entities

Insert as block

Creates a separate block comprised of equivalent 2D sketch entities that you can place anywhere in the drawing.
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In this example, the block on the right is added to the drawing view, rather than replacing the drawing view on the left.



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