![]() ![]() Alternatively, you can go to View -> Hide/Show and select Hide Relations. If sketch relations are not visible, click on the down arrow present alongside the Hide/Show icon in the heads-up toolbar and then click on the View Sketch Relations icon. For example in the below image, when we clicked on the tangent relation it highlighted the two arcs between which it has been applied. You can click on any relation in the graphics area and the entities will get highlighted between which the relation is present. You can access SketchXpert by clicking on the warning which you can use to fix the sketch. If any of your sketch entities are in red or yellow color, the status bar will instead state the No Solution Found warning. For example, you may notice that a line may be black in color but its endpoints are still blue stating that you cannot drag the line itself but you can drag its endpoints to increase or decrease the length of the line.Īt the bottom of the SolidWorks window, you can find the status of your sketch while you are editing it. Tip: Endpoints of segments also have their own relations. Delete relations that are not needed to make it either fully defined or under-defined. Sketch entities that are Red in color mean that these entities have relations that are not possible to achieve.Sketch entities that are Yellow in color mean that these entities are over-defined and you cannot drag them.Sketch entities that are Blue in color mean that these entities are under-defined and so you can drag them.Sketch entities that are Black in color mean that these entities are fully-defined and you cannot drag them.There are 4 types of color that a sketch entity can have: While sketching and adding relations you will find that the entities change their color. Or you can let SolidWorks automatically add all the necessary relations by using the Fully Define Sketch tool. Click on the drop-down arrow below the Display/Delete Relations tool and select the Add Relation tool. You can also use the Add Relation tool to add relations manually. ![]() You can then click on the relation you want to add. Select the entities you want to add the relation between while holding the Ctrl key and as soon as you let go of the Ctrl key on your keyboard the tooltip will appear. You can also add relations using tooltips. To manually add a relation, while holding the Ctrl key on your keyboard, select the entities between which you want the apply the relation and then select the relations you want to add from the options provided under the Add Relations menu. Tip: Automatic Relation for Angle snap will not be added because it needs to be defined by a dimension and not a relation. You can also disable the Automatic Relations option if you don’t want SolidWorks to assign relations to the snapped entity automatically. You can even define which type of snappings you want. If this is not the case for you then go to Options -> System Options -> Relations/Snaps. You can enable or disable the automatic snapping of sketch entities. I hope this post is helpful.SolidWorks automatically adds certain relations as you sketch. Multi Contour Sketch : The sketch has more than one contour. Shared Sketch : The sketch has been used by more than one feature Over defined Sketch : You have added more than required dimensions or relationsĭangling Sketch : Some reference has been missing Under Defined sketch : No dimensions or relations or you need to define/add more dimensions or relationsįully defined Sketch : The sketch has enough dimensions or relations and you need not to add more dimensions or relations Please note that these may vary depending on the color setting on your machine under Tools > Options > System Options > Color These are the mainly used/seen colors in a normal day-to-day working. Golden Brown: Indicates a Dangling Sketch (some reference has been missing) Red: Indicates an Over defined Sketch (you have added more than required dimensions or relations) I have seen people asking for various types of colors and symbols related on sketches and features on various SolidWorks forums, so thought let’s check what are these things are and what the mean.īlue: Indicates an Under defined Sketch (no dimensions or relations or you need to define/add more dimensions or relations)īlack: Indicates a Fully defined Sketch (you need to use relations and dimensions to fully define a sketch)
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