Sketch Enhancements

Identify the Sketch Source Plane

You can now identify which face or plane a sketch was initially created on. Select a sketch in the browser and select Show Input in the context menu to display the source plane or face.

Create Tangent Dimensions Between Circular or Arc Geometry Within a 2D Sketch

You can now create tangent dimensions between circular or arc geometry within a 2D sketch. This workflow will allow you to fully constrain a circle using tangent dimensions instead of a traditional diameter dimension, or the use of the center point of the circle.

The Show/Hide All Constraints Display Setting Persists

The selected Show All or Hide All Constraints display setting remains active as you sketch and throughout your editing session. Previously the show or hide setting did not persist when you created new geometry or when you started a new sketch.

Hide Sketch Dimensions

The Sketch Dimensions option is added to the Object Visibility list. Select this option to display 2D or 3D sketches and hide all related sketch dimensions. Previously, you could not hide sketch dimensions separately. This option is available in both parts and assemblies.

Consistency in Sketch Sharing

When sharing a sketch, by dragging it above its feature within the browser, it is now automatically made visible. The visibility state of the shared sketch is now consistent with the context menu method of choosing Share Sketch.

3D Sketch Wrap to Surface

The Wrap to Surface option of the Project to Surface command is enhanced. Wrap to Surface is more predictable and can now wrap to a wider variety of surfaces. The following image shows the results of wrapping a straight line onto two planes and a curve in both 2015 and 2016.

New Snap Points in the Context Menu

Previously, the only snap points that were available through the right-click > Point Snaps option were Midpoint, Center, and Intersection. The following snap points are added:

• Endpoint
• Apparent Intersection
• Quadrant
• Mid of 2 points

3D Sketch Silhouette Curve

The create silhouette curve command includes new options. You can now choose to exclude selected faces, straight faces, and internal faces from curve generation.