Apply dimensions and relations calculated by the SOLIDWORKS application to fully define sketches or selected sketch entities.
To open the Fully Define Sketch PropertyManager, do one of the following:
- Edit a sketch, and click Fully Define Sketch
(Dimensions/Relations toolbar) or .
- Import a sketch from a .DXF or .DWG file drawing, and click .
Entities to Fully Define
| All entities in sketch |
Fully defines the sketch by applying combinations of relations and dimensions. |
| Selected entities |
Applies relations and dimensions only to specific sketch entities that you select for Entities to Fully Define. |
| Calculate |
Analyzes the sketch and generates the appropriate relations and dimensions. |
Relations
| Select Relations to Apply |
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Select All
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Includes all relations in the results.
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Deselect All
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Omits all relations in the results.
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| Individual relations |
Include or exclude those relations from the results. For example:
 Include horizontal relations
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In some sketches only certain relations and dimensions can fully define the sketch. Limiting your selection may prevent the sketch from being fully defined.
| In this sketch, no relations were allowed. It cannot be fully defined. |
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Dimensions
| Horizontal Dimensions Scheme and Vertical Dimensions Scheme |
- Baseline dimensions
- Ordinate dimensions
- Chain dimensions
- Datum for Horizontal
 (vertical model edge, model vertex, vertical line or point) and Vertical  (horizontal model edge, model vertex, horizontal line or point) dimensions.
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| Dimension placement |
Inserts the dimensions:
- Above sketch or Below sketch
- Right of sketch or Left of sketch
Baseline dimensions:
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Ordinate dimensions:
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