Origins turned on in sketch?
Origins turned on in sketch?
(OP)
Does anyone know how to set origins to visible when in a sketch? I want them on when sketching but off when no longer in sketch mode.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.






RE: Origins turned on in sketch?
I believe you will have to select View, Origins when you are in the sketch and select View, Origins when you exit the sketch.
SA
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RE: Origins turned on in sketch?
SW07-SP3
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Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reason trumps all. And awe transcends reason.
RE: Origins turned on in sketch?
Open a new part
RMB on the origin and select hide
Save as a template
Repeat for assembly template.
SW07-SP3
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RE: Origins turned on in sketch?
SW07-SP3
RE: Origins turned on in sketch?
How did CBL's answer help you? That was not your question and anyway selecting View, Origins gives the same results.
SA
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RE: Origins turned on in sketch?
PS It seems I can add automatic relation with the origin by dragging a point of a box (or whatever) over top of it but cannot pick them separate. I hope that makes sense.
RE: Origins turned on in sketch?
Using the "save as template" method permanently hides the origin in the "non-sketch" mode but leaves it visible in the active sketch mode; which does answer the OP.
Using the View method affects all modes.
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What origin are you talking about; the model origin or sketch origin? They are not the same.
SA
RE: Origins turned on in sketch?
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reason trumps all. And awe transcends reason.
RE: Origins turned on in sketch?
When creating a new sketch, the default position is over the main model origin. If you use the Modify Sketch command to move sketch elements, the sketch origin will move relatively; but it is effectively useless for positioning sketch elements.
SW07-SP3
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Hope this clears things up!
B. Long
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2.5 Gig Ram
Solidworks Office 2007 Sp. 2.2
RE: Origins turned on in sketch?
364822 If the origin is disabled in the View menu then new sketches do not show the origin in red
RE: Origins turned on in sketch?
and model origin set to hide in the Feature Manager,
I can still see a red origin when I create a new sketch, and it is selectable.
RE: Origins turned on in sketch?
rjason71 ... Unless you have moved the sketch, it is the main model origin which you are selecting. The sketch origin just happens to be positioned on top of it.
Try this;
Create a new sketch and add some simple geometry which is not constrained to the origin.
Activate the Modify Sketch command.
Select Position selected point option and select a point.
Type in new X and Y values so that nothing aligns with the main origin.
Hit Enter.
The red arrows will move with the sketch elements.
The Sketch Origin will not be selectable.
SW07-SP3
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