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3D Sketch

3D Sketch

3D Sketch

(OP)
Greetings,
I was wondering if there were any consequent bad sides to using 3d sketches?
Why not use them all the time?

Thank you
-TBUC

RE: 3D Sketch

Can't extrude a 3d sketch or use them for other features, and they're a bit of a chore to control sometimes.

Dan

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RE: 3D Sketch

If I'm going to create a 3D sketch it is because there is no other way.  And create 2D sketches (or surfaces generated from 2D sketches) first to control the 3D sketch.

RE: 3D Sketch

It takes more constraints to fully define a 3d sketch, and they tend to take much more effort to control.

I agree, I only use them when 2D sketches cannot do what I need done.
 

RE: 3D Sketch

(OP)
Yeah it has certainly caused me problems!
Thank you!

RE: 3D Sketch

2d sketches have an implied plane for projection, and require fewer explicit constraints.  Also, the majority of sketch applications still don't require 3D.

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