Click OK to start constructing the sketch. We will use the default plane and options. Also choose if you want an inverted orientation, and an offset from the base plane. Choose the sketch orientation, that is, one of the base XY, XZ, or YZ planes.

To enter again edit mode, double click on the sketch in the tree view, or select it, and then click on Edit sketch.Ģ.1.

To exit the sketch edit mode, press the Close button in the task panel, or press Esc twice in the keyboard.

Press the right mouse button, or press Esc in the keyboard once, to deselect the active tool in edit mode.

Switch to the Sketcher Workbench from the workbench selector, or the menu View → Workbench → Sketcher. Open FreeCAD, create a new empty document with File → New.ġ.1. A closed sketch is normally used to create a face or a profile to be extruded into a solid body with an operation such as PartDesign Pad.įor a more in depth description of the sketcher, read the Sketcher reference.įinal result of the sketch, with all geometry fully constrained, including construction geometry for support. However, it is mostly used in conjunction with the PartDesign Workbench. The Sketcher Workbench exists as a standalone module, so it can be used to draw generic 2D (planar) objects. This tutorial is meant to introduce the reader to the basic workflow of the Sketcher Workbench. If you want to reproduce dimensions in a drawing, definitely use Techdraw and then apply dimensions in that workbench.This tutorial was originally written by Drei, and it was rewritten and illustrated by vocx. The constraints are purely used internally to drive the geometry. The 'constraints' that you apply are NOT dimensions and will not appear in the drawing page (either TechDraw or Drawing workbench). One caveat Many people are confused about the purpose of the sketcher. Open the page node in the tree, select the view, and adjust the XY properties until the view appears.

If you're using the older Drawing workbench, the process is about the same but the view may be being placed outside the bounds of the page. You didn't say which you're trying to use but I'll assume TechDraw:Ĥ) Insert a view of the sketch in to the drawing (toolbar or menu)

The Drawing workbench is older and being replaced with TechDraw. FreeCAD has two different workbenches for producing technical drawings.

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