Transform a sketch/face

nickp100@gmail.com

I think this program has tremendous potential but in the past I ve been put off by how difficult or nonexistent some basic CAD operations are.
The absence of a translate gizmo is a big one.
Moving on…….I can’t for the life of me figure out how to move/translate a sketch of a curve or a closed curve/face.
Last but not least is it or will it be possible to translate closed curves that act as profiles for a loft (I’m asking for a loft with history)
Thanks in advance

mahir

I believe that the Transform sketch command  does what your asking. It's located in the same dropdown icon as the rectangular and circular sketch pattern commands.

rune_thorsen229

mahir said:

I believe that the Transform sketch command  does what your asking. It's located in the same dropdown icon as the rectangular and circular sketch pattern commands.

Unfortunately that is only transforming entities, not entire sketch

Jake_Rosenfeld

@rune_thorsen229 You can box select while you're in that tool to get the whole sketch:
https://cad.onshape.com/help/Content/selection.htm

rune_thorsen229

mahir said:

I believe that the Transform sketch command  does what your asking. It's located in the same dropdown icon as the rectangular and circular sketch pattern commands.

Just tried to transform a derived sketch, seems impossible.

Jake_Rosenfeld

@rune_thorsen229

You can use the "Super Derive" feature written by @ilya_baran to derive a sketch to any arbitrary position:
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/cfef86ed4f9635531599a973/v/0e8281b407ef15e08e1d2ade/e/c7a140a9163a5516f24fcddf

To use the feature, just click the "+ Custom Features" button while you are in that document, and from the menu that pops up you can add Super Derive to your Part Studio toolbar.

rune_thorsen229

Jake_Rosenfeld. Im reluctant to use a featurescript for doing something that should be 'native'. I vote for improvement.