Silhouette Entities
You can create multiple sketch entities by projecting the outline of the bodies in a part or components in an assembly onto a parallel sketch plane.
Silhouette entities create parametric sketch constraints on the model. You can
use silhouette entities when you use Sketch
and 3D Sketch On
Plane
.
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
.