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(Name of the command is actually "Sketcher ReorientSketch"; then it finds the icon automatically)
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{{GuiCommand
{{GuiCommand
|Name=Sketcher Reorient
|Name=Sketcher ReorientSketch
|Empty=1
|Workbenches=[[Sketcher Workbench|Sketcher]], [[PartDesign Workbench|PartDesign]]
|Workbenches=[[Sketcher Workbench|Sketcher]], [[PartDesign Workbench|PartDesign]]
|MenuLocation=Part design → Reorient sketch
|MenuLocation=Part design → Reorient sketch
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#Select the sketch to be re-oriented in the tree-view
#Select the sketch to be re-oriented in the tree-view
#Choose {{KEY| Sketch}} {{KEY| Reorient sketch}} from the top menu
#Choose {{MenuCommand|Sketch → [[File:Sketcher_ReorientSketch.svg|16px]] [[Sketcher_Reorient|Reorient sketch]]}} from the top menu.
#A menu will pop up and ask you if you want to detach the sketch from its face
#A menu will pop up and ask you if you want to detach the sketch from its face
#Selecting {{KEY| Yes}} will give you the same menu as in {{KEY| Sketch}} {{KEY| New Sketch}}
#Selecting {{Button|Yes}} will give you the same menu as in {{MenuCommand|Sketch → New Sketch}}.
#You can attach the sketch to one of the main planes
#You can attach the sketch to one of the main planes
#You also have the possibility to add a positive or negative offset
#You also have the possibility to add a positive or negative offset
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* When selecting {{KEY| Cancel}} in the second menu the sketch is simply detached from its face.
* When selecting {{Button|Cancel}} in the second menu the sketch is simply detached from its face.
* As long as no sketch is selected, the command is greyed out.
* As long as no sketch is selected, the command is greyed out.



Revision as of 02:02, 26 September 2020

Sketcher ReorientSketch

Menu location
Part design → Reorient sketch
Workbenches
Sketcher, PartDesign
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
Map sketch, New Sketch

Description

Allows you to detach a sketch from a face and attach it to one of the main planes (with an offset).

Usage

  1. Select the sketch to be re-oriented in the tree-view
  2. Choose Sketch → Reorient sketch from the top menu.
  3. A menu will pop up and ask you if you want to detach the sketch from its face
  4. Selecting Yes will give you the same menu as in Sketch → New Sketch.
  5. You can attach the sketch to one of the main planes
  6. You also have the possibility to add a positive or negative offset

Notes

  • When selecting Cancel in the second menu the sketch is simply detached from its face.
  • As long as no sketch is selected, the command is greyed out.