DXF to Sketch belonging to body

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keltel
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DXF to Sketch belonging to body

Post by keltel »

Hi all.

I have found a 2D DXF of an aluminium profile I'd like to get in sketcher so I can pad / extrude as required.

I loaded the DXF in Draft WB, used Convert To Sketch, and it has given me a sketch. However the sketch cannot be padded - "Cannot use selected object. Selected object must belong to the active body." How can I copy that sketch to another, or make it part of the body?

TIA. Kel.
drmacro
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Re: DXF to Sketch belonging to body

Post by drmacro »

Go to Part workbench
Create a Body
Drag the sketch into the body
Proceed to Pad.

Or

Go to Part workbench
Select the sketch
Use Part Extrude
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keltel
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Re: DXF to Sketch belonging to body

Post by keltel »

So easy when you know what to do! Thank you.
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