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Workflow overview: Set a default sketch plane to create a component in place
1 Click Tools ➤ Application Options ➤ Part tab.
2 In the Sketch on New Part Creation box, select a sketch plane for the
default.
3 Click OK.
4 Double-click the assembly name in the browser to return to the assembly.
5 In the browser header, click the arrow and select Assembly View.
In the assembly view of the browser, assembly constraints are nested below
the component with which they are associated. (In Model View, all constraints
are collected in a single folder at the top of the browser).
If you selected the Constrain Sketch Plane to Selected Face or Plane option
when you created your new part, a flush constraint appears in the assembly
browser, and it can be deleted at any time. No flush constraint is generated if
you create a sketch by clicking in the graphics window.
Projected Edges and Features
Parts created in place often need to match one or more features on existing
components. Holes may be required to be concentric, or the outer edges of
the new part must match those of an existing component. Faces, edges, and
features on any visible component can be projected onto the current sketch.
You can then use the projected points and curves to form sketch profiles or
paths, or you can combine projected geometry with new sketch geometry if
necessary.
The following illustration shows how edges from an adjacent part are projected
into the sketch for an in-place part.
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