It is mostly useful for imported 2D geometry (DXF, maybe SVG if no bezier curves are present?) which has been converted to a sketch. The current problem is that Draft's "Draft to Sketch" tool cannot add any constraints, not even coincident constraints on vertices. This can cause problems with Part Design features.
The "validate sketch tool" can add coincident constraints to points that share the same coordinates.
Use
- Select a sketch (do not go into edit mode)
- go to Part Design --> Validate sketch...
- Click on the "Fix" button
- Click OK
- Done!
I am now wondering if this tool could be eventually expanded to calculate and add more constraints? Like horizontal and vertical constraints, maybe others. This could be very useful for importing 2D geometry in the long run...
Thanks Werner!
Werner asks himself: Oh noes! What have I done?!? (as goes the saying, no good deed goes unpunished! )