Sketcher
Sketcher enhancements covered include the new diagnostic tools:
Shade Closed Loops
Highlight Open Ends
Overlapping Geometry
Feature Requirements
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Shade Closed Loops and Highlight Open Ends are toggles, and will remember their setting for the duration of a Pro/ENGINEER session. Overlapping Geometry and Feature Requirements are operations for an on-demand check. All these commands can also be found under Sketch > Diagnostics. |
- Choose File > New
(Type Part), enter sketch for the Name.
- Select OK button.
- Select the Extrude Tool
, RMB > Define Internal Sketch... from graphics area, select datum plane TOP as the sketch reference, and MMB or choose Sketch to enter sketcher.
- Select Highlight Open Ends
from the Sketcher Diagnostics toolbar.
- Sketch the following shape anywhere in the sketch window.
- Choose the Select Tool
, and with the Highlight Opened Ends option selected, your sketch will appear as shown below.
- Choose Feature Requirements
to have Pro/ENGINEER determine if the sketch meets the requirements for the current feature.
The following report will be displayed:
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The status column of this report will show all green checks when the requirements for the feature type being created are satisfied. |
Continue with the sketch
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Select the Shade Closed Loop
from the main toolbar at the top right of the screen.
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Using the Line Tool
sketch another line to close off the shape that was sketched earlier.
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Choose the Select Tool
or Click MMB.
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Deselect the Shade Closed Loop
, and the Highlight Open Ends
tools from the top toolbar, so they are no longer selected.
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Using the Line Tool
sketch another line intersecting the rectangular sketch created so far.
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Choose the Select Tool
or Click MMB.
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Select the Overlapping Geometry Tool
from the main toolbar at the top right of the screen and the entities in the sketch that are overlapping will be highlighted.
- Delete the line that intersects the rectangle.
- Choose Feature Requirements
to determine if the sketch meets the requirements for the extrude feature that was selected as the feature type earlier.
The following report will be displayed:
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Select Complete Sketch
from the Sketcher Toolbar.
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Select Complete Feature
from the dashboard, or MMB.
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Window > Close
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