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What is the first step in creating a sketch?

a) Choose a command from the Draw group.

How do you lock a sketch plane?

e) All of the above.

How do you unlock a sketch plane?

e) All of the above.

What controls the horizontal/vertical direction of a sketch plane?

The green highlighted edge of a face defines the horizontal direction of a sketch plane. Use the N key to cycle through the linear edges of a face to define the horizontal direction. If a face has no linear edges, then the horizontal/vertical directions align with the base reference planes.

How do you know what sketch relationships exist?

On the Sketching tab→Relate group, choose the Relationships Handles command to turn on the display all sketch relationships.

How do you use the Maintain Relationships command?

On the Sketching tab→Relate group, choose the Maintain Relationships. When this is turned on, all relationships applied are remembered. If this is off, all relationships applied are not remembered.

What is a region?

When sketch elements create a closed area, a region forms. The sketch elements do not have to be endpoint connected.

Can an open sketch create a region?

Yes. If an open sketch is coplanar with a face and the open sketch touches or crosses a part edge on the face, then a region forms.

What is the Used Sketches collector used for?

When a sketch is used to create a feature, all sketch elements that create feature edges are consumed and moved to the Used Sketch collector. You can turn off the sketch option Migrate Geometry and Dimensions to not consume the sketch during feature creation.

How do you reposition the sketch plane origin?

On the Sketching tab→Draw group, on the Grid drop list, choose the Reposition Origin command. The 2D steering wheel appears and you can redefine the horizontal/vertical direction with the torus or by typing an angular value. Choose the Zero Origin command to reset the origin direction.

Explain what the Enable Regions command is used for.

When the Enable Regions options is on, a region highlights when the cursor moves over it. Select the region to create an extrusion or revolved extrusion. When the option is off, you cannot select a region.

Explain what the Merge with Coplanar Sketches command is used for.

When this option is on, if you create a new sketch and there is an existing coplanar sketch plane, the new sketch merges with the existing sketch. When the option is off, the new sketch does not merge with the existing coplanar sketch.