Cimatron Sketcher

Access: Either:

Click the Sketcher button from the toolbar.
Right-click in the graphic area and select Sketcher from the popup submenu.
Select Curves > Sketcher from the menu bar.

Select a sketcher plane before you can start sketching.

The Sketcher toolbar is now displayed to the right of the display area.

The Cimatron Sketcher is the graphic environment used to create sketches - 2D parametric geometry. The 2D geometry can then be used elsewhere in Cimatron's hybrid environment, such as in Part Modeling functions or in NC. The Sketcher is a powerful, yet intuitive, tool enabling you to create and modify entities in relation to each other.

Note: Sketcher is an Immediate function, which means that it can be accessed independently or from within another part / assembly function (see the example).

The example sketch below shows the Sketcher toolbar (displaying all the Sketcher functions):

Sketcher display example showing the Sketcher toolbar and the sketch reference entities that will be used to create the holes in the part object shown on the right. The Sketcher Plane is shown in light gray.		Part object with holes created from the sketch reference entities shown on the left.

Using the Sketcher, you can:

Create geometric entities relative to other entities.
Project entities from another plane as reference entities or as geometric entities.
Define dimensions for entities.
Edit entities.
Add constraints to an entity.
Export (save) the geometries you have created.
Import (load) geometries that have been saved.

When you open the Sketcher, the Sketcher toolbar appears on the right side of the graphics display area.

What would you like to do?

Some functionality may be dependent on the product package. Contact your Reseller if you require a license.