Redefine Sketch Plane
- Thread starter Mika
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Depends exactly what you mean.
Some will advise that 'best practice' is always to define a plane to place any sketch on. If you do that, re-defining is simple - just edit the plane.
Ability to re-assign sketch to different starting plane has been requested previously and is logged.
You can copy/paste sketch content - but that doesn't capture everything.
If on a parallel plane, you can 'project to sketch' an entire sketch.
Some will advise that 'best practice' is always to define a plane to place any sketch on. If you do that, re-defining is simple - just edit the plane.
Ability to re-assign sketch to different starting plane has been requested previously and is logged.
You can copy/paste sketch content - but that doesn't capture everything.
If on a parallel plane, you can 'project to sketch' an entire sketch.
bigseb
Alibre Super User
This. Must have said it thousands of times here already.
BlackBird28
Member
Yes, but in the Autodesk universe you could change the sketch plane in the past without problem. It’s the lazy modeling style.
I knew it from Catia and our customers that we have to make construction planes for everything. It’s always better to use planes then geometry. Specially if the geometry is missing later(missing files or so). Then you got a real problem. All the adaptive constructing in inventor can also be a really mess. It’s done quick but you cannot find the upcoming errors later.
That’s why you have to learn it right from the beginning.... if you want to make professional models / drawings.
That’s why it’s a real job.
You can also Project a Sketch to Sketch. Most people are familiar with projecting faces or edges, but you can actually also project a sketch.
In a sketch open the Project to Sketch tool and select a sketch from the design explorer or from the work area. It has its pros and limitations but can be useful, especially to make a "master sketch" that drives other sketches in the part from a single sketch (via maintain association to source).
In a sketch open the Project to Sketch tool and select a sketch from the design explorer or from the work area. It has its pros and limitations but can be useful, especially to make a "master sketch" that drives other sketches in the part from a single sketch (via maintain association to source).
BlackBird28
Member
bigseb
Alibre Super User
I use master sketches occasionally. Works fine to project to sketch.
Mika
Senior Member
I get idea to make that kind a "master sketch" of my product and then create parts from it inside the assy. How can I make that "master sketch" visible in assy? All reference display buttons are activated, but cannot see anything. Only if I "edit here" that master sketch, then I can see it...not anyhow else.
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NateLiquidGravity
Alibre Super User
Does creating the different parts as different configurations of a single part file work for you? I have done this. With the correct configuration locks set for each configuration - changes to the master sketch change every configuration.
idslk
Alibre Super User
Can you post a picture of the content of a mastersketch?
If it could be visible, how will be your workflow then?
Regards
Stefan
bigseb
Alibre Super User
No. Like David said, use a dummy part to represent the sketch. Best way to do this.
Mika
Senior Member
It's not the same thing.
bigseb
Alibre Super User
Specifically, why not? You can use it to achieve the same result. Curious...