Spline

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 SolidWorks Sketch Commands
Rectangular and
Polar (circular) array
Drawing tools Modifying tools
Mirror
Spline Offset Constraints

Checks
Dimensioning Trim and sketch for
tool Extend Project problems
entities

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 Spline

A smooth curve is fitted

through selected points

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 Spline on a curved surface
Select the
surface to draw

Select the 3D Sketch Select the Spline on Surface option

option 4
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 Draw the curve Exit the sketch

Select Extrude Cut option ,

choose the spline curve and
the direction for extrusion

Direction
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 Select body to keep

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 SolidWorks Sketch Commands

Use Spline to trace Importing an image into the

the curve sketch environment
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 Projecting Entities onto a Sketch plane

Projected entities

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 SolidWorks Sketch Commands

Allows you to extract a curve for

Locates the intersection of two planes other applications, not active in
and turns it into a sketch curve sketch mode.

Plane 1

Plane 2
3D curve

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 Constraints

Select Add Relations

Select line

Select Vertical

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 Constraints
Select two entities (lines)

Tangent constraint

Select Collinear

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 Constraints
Two curved entities

Two straight entities

Curved & straight entities

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 Repair Sketch Option

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