To Select a Sketch Feature
Using this topic, you can create a sketch-based feature that uses a dependent section. This section is fully associative with the parent Sketch feature.
1. Perform one of the following actions:
To select an existing Sketch feature to use as a reference, select one of the following Sketch feature types:
Non-parent Sketch feature that is currently in your model (displays in the Model Tree) or that resides in a different model.
Parent Sketch feature that is currently in your model or that resides in a different model.
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The Sketch feature must be valid for the type of sketch-based feature that you want to create.
To create a new Sketch feature, use the Sketch tool (click Model > Sketch). Select the new Sketch feature before you open the sketch-based feature tool.
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Refer to the Creating Sketcher Geometry section in the Sketcher functional area of the Help Center for more information on creating a Sketch feature.
2. Open a sketch-based feature tool. Preview geometry of the feature is displayed, and the feature appears in the Model Tree.
3. Continue to define the sketch-based feature.
4. After you finish, click . The sketch-based feature and the section are created, and the tool closes. This section is dependent and fully associative with the parent Sketch feature. So, if you redefine the section, The system rolls back to the parent Sketch feature enabling you to redefine it.
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To select a different Sketch feature on-the-fly while working in a sketch-based feature tool, select the new Sketch feature from the Model Tree. The system dynamically displays preview geometry for the feature.
You can always identify the section type from the Model Tree. Dependent sections share the same name of the parent Sketch feature. Independent sections have unique names.