I am making a 3D solid model of a iPhone. It was working out fine, but suddenly when I began sketching on a front plane, it was showing the sketches on the back of the model when I rotated it. I do not want that to happen. I don't want it to be transparent either since it's a part of the model. I was making a screen for the model. But when I rotated the model, the screen can still be seen. I attached a few pics to make it clear. How do I only make it view-able on that plane? Thank you.
Hi Kazi,
I'm assuming the lines you don't want to see are not part of the sketch you're doing now.
If that is the case just RMB on the sketch you don't want to see in the Feature tree and hide the sketch.
Hope this helps.
Tony
It's been asked for before, but there isn't any way that I'm aware of to have sketch lines hidden when they're behind a model instead of in front.
Hi Ian,
I do not want to hide the sketch line. It's the rectangular box which you see in the middle to represent the touch screen of the cellphone. However, when I rotate the model I can still still see the rectangular box from a back view point which I don't want. I am not trying to hide it. When I exit out off sketch, the line turns gray and I can still see it behind the model.
Hi Tony,
The cellphone2.png shows you can still see the sketch from BEHIND the model. I don't want to hide it completely, I want to still be able to see it from a front p.o.v. If it helps, when I exit out from sketch the lines turn grey (I failed to get the picture up here). I did not have that problem before. I think I have a problem with an option I must've accidentally clicked.
Thank you for you help everyone.
I think I see what you're saying. The sketch isn't on the "screen", it's on a plane, probably the front plane.
Try changing the sketch plane. Exit the sketch, then right click the sketch in the feature tree, and click edit sketch plane. Change it from "Front" to the screen by clicking on the screen in the graphics area.
Quick Edit: Even if this changes the sketch to where it should be, it will always be visible while you're editing it, no matter how you spin the model. You cannot hide active sketches in any manner.
Kazi Hossain wrote:
I do not want to hide the sketch line. .....
Why did you create the sketch?
To create a feature, correct?
When you create the feature - the sketch will be consumed by the feature, what you observe is normal behavior that you should have observed previously.
BTW - your sketches are not fully defined, which is poor modeling practice.
Yes, all sketches should be fully defined, otherwise, you're going to have consequences later on!
It's not the end of the world. If you have a construction line that doesn't have it's length defined, nothing's going to break.
But that's not even the point of this thread.
Brian Herr wrote:
It's not the end of the world. If you have a construction line that doesn't have it's length defined, nothing's going to break.
But that's not even the point of this thread.
A construction that doesn't have its length defined will not cause a sketch to be undefined, as long as its position is defined.
And yet, when using Text, you will have undefined sketches. Even if everything is defined.
As it turns out, the under defined aspect is a result of not constraining the center point from the text to something. When you select a line/curve, this point is dropped in on the coordinate axis but not constrained, but since the text is tied to the curve, nothing will ever happen to it. Meh. I'm not going to manipulate that point to appease stupidity.
As an another example, if the construction line's length is defined, but not it's position, it's not going to break even though it's under defined. 
Turn the sketch into a planar surface and now it will disappear behind other bodies.
Dan Pihlaja wrote:
Turn the sketch into a planar surface and now it will disappear behind other bodies.
Thanks Dan Pihlaja !
Hi Dan,
How do you turn the sketch into a planar surface?
Kind regards
Michael Mullineux
Hi Dan,
This will not work for me as my sketch is not closed. my sketch is just 4 lines. I dont see what the point of an always visible sketch is...
Kind regards
Michael Mullineux
I have the same issue. In other CAD softwares, you can turn a setting on that controls the visibility of sketches through solids. You can set it to allow a sketch to be visible at all times, or only if the sketch is actually visible.
There are several reasons to have a sketch that doesn't define a 3D feature.
On laser cut parts, you might want to etch a PN or etch a profile that facilitates assembly, locating for welding, etc.
On machined parts, you might be providing a profile for an engraved PN, logo, or instructions.
As one might expect, you may only want to see the profile when actually viewing that face.
Unfortunately, in SW, it appears that you need to generate a 3D feature to have that functionality.
It can be a simple as an extruded cut set to .005 deep.
If your text is a single line text, as what you typically use for engraving, you need to do a thin extrude cut centered on the text, but I've had that break before.
You can create a surface interruption with "Split Line" from the Analysis Preparation ribbon.
My main complaint here is that I don't want to have to jack around with additional features just to communicate something that is simple.
Brian Herr wrote:
I have the same issue. In other CAD softwares, you can turn a setting on that controls the visibility of sketches through solids. You can set it to allow a sketch to be visible at all times, or only if the sketch is actually visible.
There are several reasons to have a sketch that doesn't define a 3D feature.
On laser cut parts, you might want to etch a PN or etch a profile that facilitates assembly, locating for welding, etc.
On machined parts, you might be providing a profile for an engraved PN, logo, or instructions.
As one might expect, you may only want to see the profile when actually viewing that face.
Unfortunately, in SW, it appears that you need to generate a 3D feature to have that functionality.
It can be a simple as an extruded cut set to .005 deep.
If your text is a single line text, as what you typically use for engraving, you need to do a thin extrude cut centered on the text, but I've had that break before.
You can create a surface interruption with "Split Line" from the Analysis Preparation ribbon.
My main complaint here is that I don't want to have to jack around with additional features just to communicate something that is simple.
you do not need to extrude your lettering, use a wrap feature or a split line. Simple.
You're missing the point. I shouldn't/don't want to have to create another feature.
There are multiple ways of addressing it. I mentioned a split line, thanks.
Not to mention it makes the files larger.
On a simple part, it can double the file size.
Brian Herr wrote:
My main complaint here is that I don't want to have to jack around with additional features just to communicate something that is simple.
Brian Herr wrote:
You're missing the point. I shouldn't/don't want to have to create another feature.
There are multiple ways of addressing it. I mentioned a split line, thanks.
Not to mention it makes the files larger.
On a simple part, it can double the file size.
What if you suppressed the sketch when viewing different faces? Wouldn't that keep the file size down? Suppressing would decrease the file size and it wouldn't break anything because you probably don't have any other sketches/features referencing your etched PNs, correct?
Also, let's try not to bash each other for asking for help. This forum exists to ask questions, no matter how elementary or advanced they may be. Just because you find something to be easy doesn't mean someone else does. That's why that someone else posts the question, so they can gain some knowledge from you.
I have the same question, I just need the sketch to only be visible when Im looking at the unobstructed surface that the sketch is on. Is there a solution to this?
Hi Kazi,
While you're editieditng the sketch I don't believe you can hide the sketch lines, Otherwise you'd be struggling to sketch accurately if the bodies were hiding all your entities!
If you exit the sketch then you wwill be able to hide the sketch lines.