Basic Sketcher concepts

You use the Sketcher to sketch the lines and curves that form the two-dimensional profile of a feature, to add constraints to the sketch, and to modify the sketch. This section describes some of the basic concepts used by the Sketcher and how these concepts influence the behavior of the Sketcher tools and appearance of the sketch.


In this section:

The Sketcher tools
The Sketcher sheet and grid
How Abaqus/CAE orients your sketch
Realigning the sketch grid relative to the sketch
The Sketcher cursors and preselection
Using the chain method to select edges in the Sketcher
How Sketcher customization options are initialized and saved
Using the Query toolset in the Sketcher