Copy Sketch Entities and Maintain Position

famadorian

When I copy sketch entities and paste them into a new sketch, it doesn't maintain its position.

Is there any way to paste it into the same position?

MBartlett21

@famadorian
You can copy and paste the sketch entities, then use the sketch transform tool to move them.

The reason what you're wanting wouldn't work is because it wouldnt know whether to project from the first or second sketch plane, or to copy them with the same dimensions or what.

owen_sparks

Hi again.

Just in case you were not aware it is possible to move things with a use. 

(a) Say we want to move this highlighted geometry onto another sketch, maintaining its position relative to the other gemetry:-

(b) First project it with the use command onto the new sketch:-

(c) Then go back and delete it from the first sketch.  Not the sketch2 now throws a regen error as it doesn't have the original sketch1 geometry to solve from, but all the geometry remains in sketch2

(d) Now delete the use constraints to make the sketch happy again.

(e) Voila.



Personally I might just convert the original geometry to reference geometry and then project that on sketch2 and forget about deleting the original to save steps.

Another method is to do a traditional copy and paste and then constrain the ends of the copied geometry onto something projected from the original sketch to anchor it into position.

It's hard to offer up a decent suggestion without an example of what your end goal is 

Cheers, and merry new year,
Owen S.

famadorian

my intent is really to move a spline from one sketch to another, but I didn't see a move command

famadorian

also, its position is part of the entity, so it should "copy" that as well

Jake_Rosenfeld

@famadorian

Could you just "use" the original sketch entities in your other sketch?
https://cad.onshape.com/help/Content/sketch-tools-use.htm

If you are trying to move your entire sketch to a different plane, you could just change the sketch plane of that sketch.  Open the sketch dialog for the original sketch.  Click on the "sketch plane" selector box in the dialog that pops up, and select a different plane.

famadorian

Jake_Rosenfeld said:

@famadorian

Could you just "use" the original sketch entities in your other sketch?
https://cad.onshape.com/help/Content/sketch-tools-use.htm

If you are trying to move your entire sketch to a different plane, you could just change the sketch plane of that sketch.  Open the sketch dialog for the original sketch.  Click on the "sketch plane" selector box in the dialog that pops up, and select a different plane.

No, I don't want to "use", cause I want to move certain sketch entities to a new sketch. 

I'm not trying to move the entire sketch, just certain entities in one sketch over to another. 

famadorian

So, this can't be done?

MBartlett21

@famadorian
You can copy and paste the sketch entities, then use the sketch transform tool to move them.

The reason what you're wanting wouldn't work is because it wouldnt know whether to project from the first or second sketch plane, or to copy them with the same dimensions or what.

owen_sparks

Sorry, I'm missing the point as to why "use" is inappropriate? You can project as many or as few entities as you wish.  Please elaborate a bit and I'm sure we can help.
Cheers, Owen S.

famadorian

owen_sparks said:

Sorry, I'm missing the point as to why "use" is inappropriate? You can project as many or as few entities as you wish.  Please elaborate a bit and I'm sure we can help.
Cheers, Owen S.

It's inappropriate because I want to clean up the sketch. I'd like to organize sketch entities in another sketch, so as to not clog up this sketch. 

famadorian

mbartlett21 said:

@famadorian
You can copy and paste the sketch entities, then use the sketch transform tool to move them.

The reason what you're wanting wouldn't work is because it wouldnt know whether to project from the first or second sketch plane, or to copy them with the same dimensions or what.

Ok, this makes sense, somewhat.

Though, I was moving it from a plane that was parallel to the original plane, but I understand the point. I'll close this case and I'll just have to manually move my entities. 

Thanks;)

owen_sparks

Hi again.

Just in case you were not aware it is possible to move things with a use. 

(a) Say we want to move this highlighted geometry onto another sketch, maintaining its position relative to the other gemetry:-

(b) First project it with the use command onto the new sketch:-

(c) Then go back and delete it from the first sketch.  Not the sketch2 now throws a regen error as it doesn't have the original sketch1 geometry to solve from, but all the geometry remains in sketch2

(d) Now delete the use constraints to make the sketch happy again.

(e) Voila.



Personally I might just convert the original geometry to reference geometry and then project that on sketch2 and forget about deleting the original to save steps.

Another method is to do a traditional copy and paste and then constrain the ends of the copied geometry onto something projected from the original sketch to anchor it into position.

It's hard to offer up a decent suggestion without an example of what your end goal is 

Cheers, and merry new year,
Owen S.

joakim_møller

Im sorry but this is too complicated for no reason.