Using part sketches

Sketches are used to create synchronous and ordered solid and sheet metal parts and features.

• You draw sketches to define the basic shapes when creating part features. Each feature will then add or remove material to define the complete part.

  Example:

  This solid part with a cutout was created from two sketches:

  

  Example:

  This sheet metal part was extruded, and material removed from it, using three sketches.

  

• You can extrude or revolve a sketch or use a set of sketches to define more complex features. Some feature types, such as sweeps or ribs, require more than a single sketch.

  Example:

  You can use the sketch-based feature commands to add material by:

  • extruding sketch elements along a linear path,

    

  • revolving sketch elements about an axis,

    

  • sweeping sketch elements along a user-defined path,

    

  • or fitting through a series of sketch elements.

    

• You can place text as sketch geometry on parts using the Text Profile command. For more information, see Placing text as sketch geometry.

  Example:

  

Types of part sketches

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