Sketches.add Method

Parent Object: Sketches
Defined in namespace "adsk::fusion" and the header file is <Fusion/Sketch/Sketches.h>

Description

Creates a new sketch on the specified planar entity.

Syntax

Python
C++

"sketches_var" is a variable referencing a Sketches object.

# Uses no optional arguments.
returnValue = sketches_var.add(planarEntity)

# Uses optional arguments.
returnValue = sketches_var.add(planarEntity, occurrenceForCreation)

Return Value

Type	Description
Sketch	Returns the newly created Sketch or null if the creation failed.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
planarEntity	Base	A construction plane or planar face that defines the sketch plane
occurrenceForCreation	Occurrence	A creation occurrence is needed if the planarEntity is in another component AND the sketch is not in the root component. The occurrenceForCreation is analogous to the active occurrence in the UI. This is an optional argument whose default value is null.

Samples

Name	Description
API Sample that demonstrates creating sketch lines in various ways.	Demonstrates several ways to create sketch lines, including as the result of creating a rectangle.
Loft Feature API Sample	Demonstrates creating a new loft feature.
Patch Feature API Sample	Demonstrates creating a new patch feature.
Simple Extrusion Sample	Creates a new extrusion feature, resulting in a new component.
Simple Revolve Feature Sample	Creates a new revolve feature, resulting in a new component.
Sketches.add	Demonstrates the Sketches.add method.

Version

Introduced in version August 2014