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Lower Prices.  \nPUBLICATIONS [www.SDCpublications.com](www.SDCpublications.com)  \nVisit the following websites to learn more about this book:  \nCHAPTER 2  \nSketching Skills  \n\n|  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Sketching Skills\u003Cbr>Handle |  |  |\n| Most features in SOLIDWORKS start with a sketch. The sketch is the basis for a 3D model. You can create a sketch on any of the default planes (Front Plane, Top Plane, and Right Plane), or a created plane.\u003Cbr>There are two modes for sketching in 2D: click-drag or click-click. The click-drag method will create a single entity each time, but the click-click creates multiple, connecting lines instead.\u003Cbr>While sketching the lines you can change from sketching a line into sketching a tangent arc, and vice versa, without selecting the arc tool. Simply press the A key on the keyboard to switch from a line to a tangent arc – OR-start the line with the 1st click, move the pointer outward and back to the starting point, then away again.\u003Cbr>Inferencing lines are dotted lines that appear as you sketch, displaying relations between the pointer and existing sketch entities or model geometry. When\u003Cbr>your pointer approaches highlighted  \u003Cbr>cues such as midpoints, the inferencing lines \u003Cbr>guide you relative to existing sketch entities. \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>There are two types of Snaps in the sketch mode:\u003Cbr>Sketch Snap and Quick Snap.\u003Cbr>Each Sketch Snap allows you to automatically snap to selected entities as you sketch. By default, all Sketch Snaps except Grid are enabled.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Quick Snaps are instantaneous, single operation Sketch Snaps. Sketching any sketch entity (such as a line) from start to finish is a single operation. |  |  |\n\nSketching Skills  \nHandle  \nView Orientation Hot Keys:  \nCtrl + 1 = Front View Ctrl + 2 = Back View Ctrl + 3 = Left View Ctrl + 4 = Right View Ctrl + 5 = Top View Ctrl + 6 = Bottom View Ctrl + 7 = Isometric View  \nCtrl + 8 = Normal To Selection  \nDimensioning Standards: ANSI  \nUnits: INCHES – 3 Decimals  \n\n| Tools Needed: |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  Insert Sketch  Straight Slot  Extruded Boss |  Line\u003Cbr> Centerline\u003Cbr> Extruded Cut | | Circle |\n|  |  | | Smart Dimension |\n|  |  | | Chamfer |\n\n1. Starting a new part document:  \nSelect File / New.  \nThe “Novice” dialog box by default is displaying three template options: Part, Assembly, and Drawing.  \nSelect the Part template and click OK.  \n2. 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