Sketcher Dialog

Introduction
If you are in a sketch, the sketcher dialog is shown in the Combo view panel in the tab Tasks (task bar). To jump into a sketch, select it in the model tree an either double-click on it or right-click on it and then select Edit sketch in the context menu. Another possibility is to click on the toolbar icon (Edit sketch).

The dialog consists of the following sections:

Solver messages
This section informs you about the state of the sketch, if it is under- or over-constrained and how many degrees of freedom the sketch has. By clicking on the the degrees of freedom the under-constrained sketch elements will be highlighted with green color.

There are two solver messages options:

Advanced solver control
This section will only appear if you check the Show section 'Advanced solver control' option in the sketcher preferences.

Available options:

Note that most of the solver parameters are of no practical use. They can however help with testing and understanding the solvers.

Constraints
This section lists the constraints in the sketch. Unchecking a constraint in the list will hide it in the sketch. Constraints can be selected in the list as well as in the sketch.

Available options:

Elements
This section lists the elements in the sketch. Unchecking an element in the list will hide it in the sketch. Elements can be selected in the list as well as in the sketch.

Available options: