solidworks

Sketching
In Section View
mode:
• The Silhouette Entities tool is available only when you clear the Graphics-only
section option.
• Silhouette entities do not contain sketch constraints.
• You can silhouette a component that has only a single instance in an assembly.
To use silhouette entities, click Silhouette Entities (Sketch toolbar) or Tools >
Sketch Tools > Silhouette Entities .
Creating Silhouette Entities
To create silhouette entities:
1. Open system_dir:\Users\Public\Public Documents\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKS
2020\samples\whatsnew\sketching\food_processor_silhouette.SLDASM.
2. In the FeatureManager design tree, select Plane4.
3. Click Sketch (Sketch toolbar).
4. Click Silhouette Entities (Sketch toolbar) or Tools > Sketch Tools > Silhouette
Entities .
5. In the PropertyManager, for Entities to Silhouette, select base plate<1> from the
FeatureManager design tree.
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