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Switch Sketch Plane

Switch Sketch Plane

Switch Sketch Plane

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Is there a way in NX 8.5 to change the plane of a sketch? I had a sketch plane on the face of an extrude in my part. I changed the dimensions of my extrude, and somehow the plane did not move with the face. So now I have my sketch in some arbitrary plane in empty space. I cannot find an option that allows me to "change sketch plane" or something like that. Does a feature similar to this exist? If not, I guess copy would be best option? I just don't want to copy because I will then have to go in and redo any references to the dimensions in that sketch. If I could just change the sketch plane, everything would remain intact.

Thanks

RE: Switch Sketch Plane

Right click your sketch in the part navigator and choose "edit parameters"; one of the buttons near the bottom will allow you to 'reattach' your sketch. Click this button and a dialog will open that allows you to redefine the sketch plane, horizontal reference, etc.

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RE: Switch Sketch Plane

Something that may confuse you is the two directions (that you can flip) so you need to be aware of your plane normal direction as well as the X-axis (or y-axis) direction ~~~ or your sketch may not be orieted on your new plane the way you would like it.

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