6 Replies Latest reply on Mar 23, 2015 3:43 AM by David Bourdages

Is there a setting to avoid that a sketch is visible through the solids?

David Bourdages Mar 19, 2015 11:33 AM

I am searching for a setting in the User interface that would prevent that Sketch or Wire body to be visible through solids or surfaces. Actually, with the default settings, if a sketch is placed behind a solid body, you see it as if it is place on front of it.

Thank you for your support!

David Bourdages

Re: Is there a setting to avoid that a sketch is visible through the solids?

Jamil Snead Mar 19, 2015 11:44 AM (in response to David Bourdages)

I don't believe there is an option like that. I'm not sure when this would be desired. But one thing that might give you what you want is to exturude a surface from the sketch with a really tiny distance so that is just looks like lines.
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  David Bourdages Mar 19, 2015 11:47 AM (in response to Jamil Snead)
  
  Hello, Thank you very much for your answer but it will not work since these entities have to remain sketch or wire body.
  
  Warmest greetings
  
  David
  
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Re: Is there a setting to avoid that a sketch is visible through the solids?

John Burrill Mar 19, 2015 1:11 PM (in response to David Bourdages)

That might make for a good enhancement request and I know other CAD packages occlude sketch geometry (Inventor, I think is an example), but unfortunately, if a sketch is displayed, it shows up on top of the other geometry. I quite like it, but I can see how it would be distracting, especially when you're trying to get familiar with the software.
Have you tried toggling the display of all sketched on/off (View pulldown menu)? I have that hotkeyed, so that I can clean up my display if it gets too crowded.
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  David Bourdages Mar 20, 2015 8:38 AM (in response to John Burrill)
  
  Hello John,
  
  thank you very much for your answer. However, unfortunately, the solution you are proposing is not suitable for the application I would like to do. I will contact Solidworks directly about the specific application I have in mind.
  
  Warmest greetings
  
  David Bourdages
  
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Re: Is there a setting to avoid that a sketch is visible through the solids?

Jamil Snead Mar 20, 2015 12:14 PM (in response to David Bourdages)

David, another option if the sketch is a closed contour would be to make a surface out of the sketch and then set it to 100% transparency.
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- Re: Is there a setting to avoid that a sketch is visible through the solids?
  
  David Bourdages Mar 23, 2015 3:43 AM (in response to Jamil Snead)
  
  Hello Jamil,
  
  thank you very much for your effort to help me solving this problematic. Unfortunately, it has to work with ''open entities'' as well and the idea to create a surface or another entity is not possible for our application.
  
  But if ever you find out the a setting to avoid this behaviour, I would be glad to know where it is.
  
  Warmest greetings
  
  David Bourdages
  
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