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How is selecting an entire sketch as input intended to work?
sasha_sklar061
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When performing an operation that accepts sketch elements as input you can usually select the entire sketch by clicking on it from the history but the result isn't predictable.
A good example would be the extrude tool. If my sketch has 12 faces that are individually selectable then I would expect all those faces to be extruded when I select the sketch. But that doesn't happen consistently forcing me to select the faces individually or with the create selection tool. Which does work meaning it's not an issue of the faces not being closed properly.
How is this intended to function?
Answers
Extrude and other features like Revolve allow individual faces or entire sketches from the feature tree to be selected as inputs. For more complex part studios, it's best practice to store only one sketch region per sketch. This way you can have that entire sketch feature selected as the input for a feature. When the sketch changes to any shape, the feature will always reference the entire sketch and you wont need to re-select the faces again, even if they dramatically change shape and position.
Creating individual sketches with proper names does take more time to set up. So you have to decide what is most efficient for your workflow. Keep everything in one master sketch, or have it split up into multiple sketches.
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Thanks for that answer, it makes sense. I'm that case I think I was encountering a bug fairly regularly. Next time I do I'll try to extract a reproducible example to share.
My most common use case is relatively simple sketches that I use as a profile for a component. Think of a button with a plunger with an extruded symbol on it. Change the profile to change the symbol. Which reminds me, I need to post a question about a more manageable way to select the symbol through a configuration...