Introducing SOLIDWORKS sketching

In this section, we will discuss what SOLIDWORKS sketches are. We will inform you of the importance of SOLIDWORKS sketching functions and how to view them when modeling with SOLIDWORKS. SOLIDWORKS sketches are the base of each SOLIDWORKS model. Thus, it is important to master SOLIDWORKS sketching first.

The position of SOLIDWORKS sketches

Sketches are typically viewed as fast drafts of a certain shape. For example, the following diagrams show a hand-drawn sketch of a square and a sketch of a cube, respectively. The main point of these is to provide a rough idea of an object. In the following sketch, we are communicating the idea of a square, without specifying how big that object is:

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