equal sketch
equal sketch
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Is there such a thing as an equal sketch? Basically I have 2 sketches (that I will extrude) perpendicular to each other, so I can't convert entities of one to the other, I need to recreate it (as far as I know). Is there a way I can say this sketch is dimenionaly and geometrically the same as the other just oriented different? I need to mirror one of the extrudes not the other so a sweep wouldn't work.
Also this is a one time thing so a library feature wouldn't make sense.
Maybe there is another feature I can use as opposed to extrude.
Also this is a one time thing so a library feature wouldn't make sense.
Maybe there is another feature I can use as opposed to extrude.
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RE: equal sketch
Dan
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RE: equal sketch
SerGhi.
RE: equal sketch
SerGhi, I tried copy and paste but I would still have to have dims. I would like to not have dimensions basically it would just reference the original sketch.
Thanks
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RE: equal sketch
Dan
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RE: equal sketch
SerGhi
RE: equal sketch
In your sketch, right click on the dimensions, then link them. I find this a very useful feature.
RE: equal sketch
You can also just copy the feature and paste it on the appropriate face. You'll be prompted to deal with the dangling items (delete or leave dangling - I leave them dangling then edit the sketch to fix the dang dangles). This is a lot faster since it gets everything in the sketch AND the feature it was made into.
Might it also be possible to make a circular pattern of this feature? This is even better if it gives you what you want.
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RE: equal sketch
Dan, constrain yes. Rotate was greyed out along with all my other sketch icons.
Linking would work and it is useful but more steps then I think is needed for what I was doing.
Circ pattern wouldn't have worked different extrude lengths. Though, to be honest I didn't even think of it.
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RE: equal sketch
RE: equal sketch
I see it like this I already drew & contrained the sketch. I should be able to copy it and paste it "as a block". The only thing I need to do is orient it and dim it's location. Basically creat a block inside the part.
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RE: equal sketch
Rob Stupplebeen
RE: equal sketch
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I still think being able to make a block of a sketch and keep it inside a part would be useful.
Thanks all.
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RE: equal sketch
Chris
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RE: equal sketch
Create a plane 45 degrees off from the other two. Create a sketch on this plane and use convert entities to project the original sketch onto this one. Then use convert entities to project the intermediate sketch onto the second plane. Attached is an example in 2008.
Eric
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RE: equal sketch
I typically move the sketch as described above and place one coincident constraint and then a parallel to place it along the original. The nice thing about Derived sketch is it can be used to place identical cuts several places on a model and change all the sketches at once by modifying the original. The drawback is you cannot individually change entities from construction to solid or add additional geometry. The drawback to this is that you need to make sure you have all the references for placement in the original sketch.
Linked dimensions are one of the greatest things in SolidWorks and I recommend using them If you are making a bunch of circular holes of differing diameters you can modify any of the diameters in any feature and up date the linked group. Derived sketches work better with complicated sketches because instead of linking all the dimensions you Derive the entire sketch.
Blocks will give you a lot of benefit because you can edit the block from any of the sketches that use it and add additional construction or solid entities.
Michael
RE: equal sketch
I drew a similar part different dims, later in the day and used derived sketchs and it helped speed up the process. Rotating etc was not an issue when SW created the derived sketch it always had it in the right orientation.
This thread shows in CAD there many ways to accomplish something as easy as making a sketch.
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