Edit a sketch

Create a sketch on a selected plane or face.

The Create Sketch icon appears in the following Design workspace toolbar tabs:

Solid
Surface
Form
Sheet Metal
Base Feature Solid
Base Feature Surface

When you select Create Sketch, it reveals the Sketch contextual tab, which contains a dedicated toolbar. The most commonly used sketch tools appear in the toolbar by default. The sketch constraints are also visible by default.

The Sketch contextual tab and the Finish Sketch button are highlighted blue to let you know that you are in a temporary mode.

From the Design workspace, Solid tab, select Create Sketch .
Select the plane or face to create the sketch on. Valid selections are:
- Origin planes
- Work planes
- Planar faces on geometry.

Note: If you select an existing sketch entity or sketch node in the browser, that sketch is edited and a new sketch is not created.

To edit the sketch, right-click the sketch node in the browser or timeline, then select Edit Sketch.