Saving the current sketch as a stand-alone sketch

While you are sketching, you can save the current sketch as a stand-alone sketch. Stand-alone sketches are maintained independent of any features; they can be subsequently retrieved into the Sketcher and will overlay any existing geometry.

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Managing stand-alone sketches
Stand-alone sketches

Context:

Abaqus/CAE saves only items within the sketch. Reference geometry is not saved. Similarly, dimensions between vertices and lines from reference geometry are not saved.

  1. From the Sketcher toolbox, select the save as tool . For a diagram of the tools in the Sketcher toolbox, see The Sketcher tools.

  2. In the text field that appears in the prompt area, enter the name of the sketch.

    Abaqus/CAE saves the sketch and returns to the Sketcher.