7.6.7.6.  Copy (only sketch)

Use Copy (Sketch only) [Copy (only sketch)] to copy a sketch and insert it specifically in the 3D view on a flat surface of an extrusion or rotational solid.

Do the following:

  1. Click on the sketch feature to be copied in the 3D history [3D History].

  2. Select the Copy (sketch only) [Copy (only sketch)] command in the context menu.

    Copy (only sketch)

    Copy (only sketch)

    -> The outline of the sketch is marked in color.

  3. Select the area on which you want to paste the sketch by clicking on it and call up the context menu command Paste copied sketch [Paste sketch].

    -> The Sketcher opens.

  4. Confirm the current sketch by clicking on Apply changes [Accept changes] (or make an adjustment beforehand).

    -> The sketcher [Sketcher] is closed.

  5. -> The sketch is inserted on the plane selected before. In this example you can perform an extrusion now.

    Sketch inserted

    Sketch inserted