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](lgh1470851264466.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](lnp1495475456492.image)
- Offset Entities
![Tool_Offset_Entities_Sketch.gif](vxr1501773628551.image)
- Smart Dimensions
![Tool_Smart_Dimensions_Relations.gif](fst1497625040416.image)
- Add Relations
![Tool_Add_Relation_Dimensions_Relations.gif](wwe1497629244024.image)
- Move the pointer over a cylindrical face until the pointer changes to
.
- Select the highlighted edge.