Can you replace a sketch in a feature?

[trulyshy]

I could have sworn I have seen this done..

for example:
you have a sketch of a circle which has been extruded, and a different sketch which is a square. I could have sworn someone showed me how to "replace" the circle sketch with the square sketch.... and the extrude is now a cube instead of a rod...

Does anyone know what I am talking about? Or am I remembering things that have never happened??

Thanks
Christine

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

trulyshy ... but if the alternate sketch profiles are completely different, any child features referencing the surfaces created would probably still get screwed up.

 

[dgowans]

rfus,

You could do the same thing with sketch profiles and never need to go back into the sketch.

CBL,

Agreed that if you go back and forth between profiles that downstream features would in all probability get hosed, but if you're just doing conceptual stuff this technique might be OK.

If SWX would only implement sketch entity mapping this could go a long way toward fixing this. Easier said than done, I know.

 

[rfus]

I am aware of that, and I avoid using contour selections most of the time.

He mentioned a toggle, and construction geometry was the first thing that came to mind.

 

[rfus]

I just looked up and saw CBL already mentioned CG.
He must have used contour selection.
Use Configs as MM said in the first post. This is the way to do this.