Generally I use Project to sketch from the In Place edit menu to project complete sketches as Reference figures then overlay Sketch figures on top for features that utilize part of the sketch profile. If I need only one element of a sketch I will use the P2J tool from the ribbon then select only that part of the sketch I need for the feature I am working on, like the ID of a hole used on a larger OD extrusion.
When I want to test different sizes or configurations, I don't maintain association so that a sketch won't change when I change configurations or parameters. Then I delete the sketch.Could someone who picked one of the "don't maintain association" options explain why you use it? Because you terrify me.
Sometimes i use It in assembly to add holes in a part (modify in context).I use It to find the center of holes.Could someone who picked one of the "don't maintain association" options explain why you use it? Because you terrify me.
Just because I don't feel the need for it.Could someone who picked one of the "don't maintain association" options explain why you use it? Because you terrify me.
I want all my parts to be in themselves fully defined.Could someone who picked one of the "don't maintain association" options explain why you use it? Because you terrify me.
I want all my parts to be in themselves fully defined.
I do project to get existing geometry, but that is then defined so that each part is independent of the others.
Ah, that makes sense. I was afraid some of you out there were adrenaline junkies living on the edge with undefined sketches.When working in an assembly, when I want to project geometry from one part onto another without creating an inter design relation.
You can always defined sketches at some point. I often don't have all the information to lock in dimensions or parameters and will fully constrain later. But it doesn't hurt to have undefined sketches. I lock the figures if I'm concerned something will be moved accidentally.Ah, that makes sense. I was afraid some of you out there were adrenaline junkies living on the edge with undefined sketches.