Drawing on a new plane but wanting to align a new sketch to elements on another plane

michael_fuller

I've offset a new drawing plane, I can see existing geometry that resides on a different plane through this plane and want the sketch I'm creating on this new plane to align exactly with the existing geometry.  In SW you could do this two ways, you could select elements of the existing geometry that is on that other plane and effectively recreate them on the new plane.  Or you could essentially retrace it as SW knew to offer the option to snap to those elements as a reference when drawing new lines, etc., even though it was on a different plane.  So, how do I do this?

michael_fuller

Well...I figured it out, sort of...."USE" when you right click on geometry that lies on another plane in order to "import" it onto your existing plane.  But when can't I draw a bespoke like that will snap to a line intersection, point, whatever, of geometry that is on another plane?

_Ðave_

You can but just not during the immediate creation of the entity. After creating the entity you can constrain it to anything visible using the many constrain tools. 

michael_fuller

Hmmm, not seeing how to do that at all.  Constraints seem horribly limited to created geometry, missing something clearly.

_Ðave_

Apparently I don't understand. Maybe if you provide a link I can decipher what you are referencing.

_Dave_

viru

@michael_fuller , I feel in Onshape also you can do by three method.
1) By changing sketch plane
2) By using use command
3) By using copy and paste sketch option
Kindly refer below video for more detail.