solidworks

Sketching
Importing 2D DXF or DWG Files as Reference
Sketches
You can import 2D DXF or DWG files as reference sketches.
To import 2D DXF or DWG files as reference sketches:
1. Click Open (Standard toolbar) or File > Open.
2. In the Open dialog box, set File of type to Autodesk AutoCAD Files (*.dwg;
*.dxf), browse to the file, and click Open.
3. In the DXF/DWG Import dialog box, under Import to a new part as, select 2D
sketch and Import as reference.
4. Click Finish.
The software imports the DXF or DWG file as a reference sketch.
You cannot edit a reference sketch. In the FeatureManager ® design tree, right-click
the reference sketch and click Make Edit Sketch. The software converts the
reference sketch to a regular sketch and you can edit it.
Power Modify Tool
Power Modify is a pen sketch mode that uses pen gestures to modify sketch geometry.
Power Modify adds pink strokes that indicate where you want modifications such as
adding fillets or trimming to take place.
Click or touch Power Modify
(Sketch Ink toolbar).
Power Modify
Modifies the sketch geometry when you use ink strokes
as gestures to trim, extend, split, offset, and add fillets
and chamfers to sketch geometry.
After using Power Modify, you can further update the sketch geometry by using the
following tools on the context toolbar:
Edit Power Modify
Undoes the last Power Modify stroke.
Convert to sketch
chamfer
Convert to sketch
fillet
Convert to sketch
extend
Converts lines into chamfers.
Converts arcs into fillets.
Extends lines or arcs up to the nearest sketch entity.
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