Sketcher Introduction

The Sketcher is the graphic environment used by Cimatron to create 2D parametric geometry. The Sketcher is a powerful yet intuitive tool, used to create and modify entities in relation to each other. This section contains the following chapters:

• Dimensioning - Covers tips such as positioning, angle placement, and fully dimensioning various entities are discussed.
• Constraints - Options in a simple sketch, and the choice between automatic and manual previewing of a sketch is mentioned.
• References - Explains to choosing datums as references in a sketch and editing the sketch plane.
• Editing - The available functions in Sketcher are discussed.
• Closed Points - Used to take a set of imported sketch curves and close their open points within a defined tolerance.
• Split/Extend - Functionality in the Sketcher used to Split, Trim, and Extend curves by another Curve or Point entity in the Sketcher. This tool is based on the standard Feature Guide interaction.