Resolving Over Defined Sketches

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The SketchXpert PropertyManager appears as soon as you over-define a sketch. For existing over-defined sketches, click Over Defined in the status bar. In the PropertyManager you can cycle through:

Click View, Sketch Relations to display color-coded sketch relations as: Item is Unsolvable or Item Conflicts.

To cycle through potential solutions:

  1. In the PropertyManager, under Message, click Diagnose to generate potential solutions.

  2. Under Results, click or to cycle through the solutions. With each solution:

If  More Information/Options or Conflicting Relations/Dimensions do not display, click   in the PropertyManager. Then select Always open this dialog when sketch error occurs to always display these items.

  1. Click Accept to apply the solution, then to close the PropertyManager.

Valid solutions

The equal relations between the vertical entities
were removed

The vertical dimension 14 was removed

To display all relations or dimensions:

  1. In the PropertyManager, under Message, click Manual Repair.

All relations and dimensions in the sketch appear under Conflicting Relations/Dimensions.

  1. Select each relation or dimension to highlight it in the graphics area.

    Selections highlighted

    The perpendicular relations are highlighted

    The vertical dimension 14 is highlighted

     

     

  2. Set the options in the SketchXpert PropertyManager.

If you delete one or more items under Conflicting Relations/Dimensions, click to undo each action and repopulate the list.

  1. Click  .

Related Topics

Add Relations/Properties PropertyManager

Dimensions

Display/Delete Relations PropertyManager

Sketch Relations Overview

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