Name: Quickly Use AutoCAD Sketches
Description: Fully constrain non-intelligent sketches imported from AutoCAD and positionally control them with ease
Enviroment: Part (ipt) Sketches
Real World Use: When you copy a complex profile from AutoCAD and you paste it into a part sketch the entities are not constrained and require a tedious and timely effort to fully constrain! Well follow these steps to solve this issue in a jiffy :)
Intent:
1. Start a new sketch in a part file
2. Make sure ALL projected sketch geometry is deleted including the popular center point!
3. Copy (Import or Paste) your sketch into the blank ipt sketch
4. Now choose the Auto Dimension Tool and select Apply (you may need to check the Dims and Const options)
Poof the sketched profile is now completely dimensioned and constrained within it's self!
...and now you can project geometry and apply constraints to lock it's positional requirements!
Note: This is NOT the best way to model but a quick solution in some cases!
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