how to Show sketch with dims and no solid in a drawing view?

A 30 second quickie test with a VERY simple part says yes you can. I couldn't "import model items", but reference dims work okay.

Use "hide solid body".

Richard

I don't know if there is a better way but if you create a configuration with the solid body hidden and make a view of it then in the tree of that view right click the sketch you want to show and select show sketch.

Another way would be to extrude it as a surface feature. Then it is still just a single edge the shape of the sketch. I don't know if there is an advantage to that the lines seem to be thicker.

I was able to import model items

Corey Scheich

Yep. Had to select "Include items from hidden features".

Richard

Thanks guys,

I guess the caveat I should have mentioned was the requirement to have other 'normal' views (ie solid showing) in the same drawing.

I got around it by making a config for 'sketch only view' then creating a design table, and suppressing features in the one config to hide the body. (don't know how to hide a body in between configs in a design table)

Zander

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