Hello.
I need to create multiple sketches that all rely on the same construction elements.
Can I create a dummy sketch which includes only and all the (constrained) construction elements and use it as a template or base (don't know how to name it) sketch for the other sketches ?
It should be some kind of a clone so that if modified, the modifications are reported on all the sketches.
Thanks
Using sketch as base for other sketches
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Re: Using sketch as base for other sketches
Master sketch !Marc Bassini wrote: ↑Mon Nov 29, 2021 10:09 pm Can I create a dummy sketch which includes only and all the (constrained) construction elements and use it as a template or base (don't know how to name it) sketch for the other sketches ?
Good idea !
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Re: Using sketch as base for other sketches
There is something I don’t get.Shalmeneser wrote: ↑Mon Nov 29, 2021 10:16 pmMaster sketch !Marc Bassini wrote: ↑Mon Nov 29, 2021 10:09 pm Can I create a dummy sketch which includes only and all the (constrained) construction elements and use it as a template or base (don't know how to name it) sketch for the other sketches ?
Good idea !
How can I create an external link to something I can't select / I don't see in another sketch (in my case a construction line, which by definition is internal to the other sketch) ?
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Re: Using sketch as base for other sketches
In a so called Master Sketch you make everything visible. It is not padded or similar and thus doesn't have to meet the usual conditions for sketches which create features, such as no T-joints, no crossings.
If it is outside of your current body - because you want to use it in different bodies - then you have to use a PartDesign ShapeBinder.
If it is outside of your current body - because you want to use it in different bodies - then you have to use a PartDesign ShapeBinder.
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