Whether it's a sketch on the wrong plane
or an imported sketch
that just isn't in the right place.
Sometimes we'll find ourselves
needing to move a sketch in SOLIDWORKS.
Fortunately, there are a few quick
and simple ways to move your sketches
to exactly where you need them
without having to recreate them.
To move a sketch to a different plane,
it's as simple as clicking the right mouse
button
and ensure that you've exited
from any sketches.
And either right click on the sketch
within the Feature Manager tree
or the sketch lines in the viewport
and select
Edit Sketch Plane.
Choose your desired plane or model face
and confirm your choice
to transport the sketch
with its relations and dimensions.
You can use
the modifier tool under Tools
Sketch Tools to move, rotate,
and flip sketches about a movable
temporary coordinate system.
Hover over the black origin and notice
the commands on the mouse button,
which change as you move between axes.
Left clicks will move the sketch
or coordinate system,
and right clicks control
the rotation and mirroring.
It's a useful multi-functional tool
to keep close at hand.
However, utilizing
the shaded sketch contours
will help us move our sketch
with fewer clicks.
Ensure that shaded sketch
contours are turned on.
Under the Active
Sketch tab and click and drag
within the shaded area to reposition
the sketch.
No relations are added
when we move a sketch by the shaded area
here will resize the sketch
with the Scale Entities tool.
Under the Move Entities dropdown
and add some construction geometry
to help us finalize the position.
To add relations to other geometry.
After moving a sketch,
we can highlight the entire sketch
and while holding down the control
key, drag
the point on the sketch
that we wish to add a relation to.
Release the control key
before releasing the mouse button
to move the sketch.
If you release the mouse
while still holding control,
then the sketch will be copied
to the new position.
It may take a combination of these tools
to move your sketch right
to where you want it,
so experiment with the Modify Sketch tool.
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