Sketching

Contents

• Sketch
  

  When you open a new part document, first you create a sketch. The sketch is the basis for a 3D model. You can create a sketch on any of the default planes (Front Plane, Top Plane, and Right Plane), or a created plane.

• Sketch Settings Menu
  

• Sketch Complexity
  

• Working in a Sketch
  

• Inferencing
  

  Inferencing lines work together with pointers, Sketch Snaps, and relations to graphically display how sketch entities affect each other.

• Sketch Modes
  

  There are two modes for sketching in 2D: click-drag or click-click.

• Autotransitioning
  

  You can transition from sketching a line to sketching a tangent arc, and vice versa, without selecting the arc tool.

• Selecting Contours
  

  Select sketch contours and model edges, and apply features to them. This allows you to use a partial sketch to create features.

• Exiting Sketches
  

  You exit a sketch when you create a feature from a sketched profile. For example, when you extrude a base, boss, or a cut from a sketch.

• Snaps
  

• Sketch Options
  

• Sketch Entities
  

• Sketch Tools
  

• Blocks
  

• Splines
  

  The SolidWorks software supports two types of splines, B-splines and style splines.

• 3D Sketching
  

• Dimensions and Relations