Translations:Basic Part Design Tutorial 019/18/en

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  1. Click Create sketch. This will create the sketch within the just created body. It will be named Sketch.
  2. A task panel like Fig: MS1 will open where you have to choose to which plane the sketch will be attached.
    1. Select XY_Plane from the list or select that plane in the 3D view.
    2. Click OK.
  3. FreeCAD automatically switches to the Sketcher Workbench.
  4. The sketch is opened in edit mode: you will see something like Fig: MS2. The X axis (the red line) and Y axis (the green line) of the sketch are indicated, as well as its origin (the red point).