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sketch plane using 3 vectors
billy2
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Is it:
1st vector establishing sketch origin and "X" direction:
2nd vector establishes orientation:
should produce a sketch like, with dashed line being sketchX:
please tell me it's not:
and we have no control over sketchX direction.
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I think the question should have been, Can I create a sketch anywhere with any orientation? Answer-yes.
I created it:
offset to the origin of my sketch:
the normal "Z" direction of my sketch:
and the x direction is:
so my sketch is:
with the long line being X and the short being Y.