7 Replies Latest reply on Apr 22, 2013 7:02 PM by Shaun Bentley

Move sketch from assembly to part.

Mark Bergloff Jan 7, 2010 4:47 PM

If working in assembly mode and you accidentally create a sketch in assembly mode (within the assembly) instead of within the part can you move it to the part? The sketch was created to and has relations to the part. I've tried the cut and paste routine but the sketch isn't located right. What am I missing?

Thanks, Mark

Re: Move sketch from assembly to part.

Jeff Holliday Jan 7, 2010 5:02 PM (in response to Mark Bergloff)

Open the assembly. Select the part in question and "edit part". You should be able to create a sketch on the part. Instead of actually creating a sketch, just convert the desired sketch from the assy. You could then exit "edit part" and open the part model itself. You should be able to find and use the sketch in the part. You could then "break references" to the assy if desired.
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  Mark Bergloff Jan 7, 2010 5:07 PM (in response to Jeff Holliday)
  
  2197 wrote:
  
  Open the assembly. Select the part in question and "edit part". You should be able to create a sketch on the part. Instead of actually creating a sketch, just convert the desired sketch from the assy. You could then exit "edit part" and open the part model itself. You should be able to find and use the sketch in the part. You could then "break references" to the assy if desired.
  
  "Instead of actually creating a sketch, just convert the desired sketch from the assy."
  
  How do I do that?
  
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Re: Move sketch from assembly to part.

Charles Culp Jan 7, 2010 5:15 PM (in response to Mark Bergloff)

My suggestion is to just copy and paste.

Using the "Modify Sketch" tool you will find that it is easy to move around a sketch after it is copied. You can see full instructions on how to use modify sketch in the last posting in this thread: https://forum.solidworks.com/message/126894#126894
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  Mark Bergloff Jan 7, 2010 5:37 PM (in response to Charles Culp)
  
  If I did all that the relations would be broken anyways correct? In this case I created a bunch of circles without dimensions that were co-radial to existing bosses.
  
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    Lenny Bucholz Jan 7, 2010 6:15 PM (in response to Mark Bergloff)
    
    NO they do not break.....the dims should be there as well as relations...they are just not anchored or flipped or backwards. as Charles said them use the move modify tool!
    
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Re: Move sketch from assembly to part.

george trott Apr 14, 2011 5:06 PM (in response to Mark Bergloff)

I do this from one assembly to another, and I am not successful. I have to delete all the danglin dims and relations and re-relation and re dimention everything. I do wish there was an easer way because I will start a project with a sketch and start working my way into it and realize that the sketch and or sketches need to be els where so I have to re-create them. OH well untill there is a fix for all.
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Re: Move sketch from assembly to part.

Shaun Bentley Apr 22, 2013 7:02 PM (in response to Mark Bergloff)

If this is still relevant for you, I think you may want to contact your reseller and have them add you to the following enhancement. I'm not precisely sure that this would cover exactly what you want to do.

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Have the ability to drag and drop (move) a sketch from an assembly into a component (part or sub assembly)
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