How to move a sketch to its body?

[RaginCajun1989]

Greetings,

I am conceptually designing a simple mechanism on the fly.  Hence, I sometimes want to add or delete a face, etc., after I have created a body and have moved it around.  This trips me up when I choose to make said changes by modifying my sketch (as it hasn't moved with its body).  My question is:  How do you move a sketch when you move its body?   

[innovatenate]

Are you utilizing the Timeline in this design? You may be able to roll the timeline back to before the move command and then edit the sketch....

I hope this suggestion helps, please let me know if it doesn't or if you have any other questions.

Thanks,

[RaginCajun1989]

Yes, I am utilizing the Timeline in this design.  I like your idea and tried it.  Unfortunately, it doesn't solve a situation like mine.  I want to modify the sketch where the part is currently located so I can key off of geometry on surrounding bodies (as in "project" geometry into my sketch, etc.).

Thanks for your suggestion!  If you, or anyone, knows of a tutorial or Youtube clip where someone shows how to change designs after bodies are thrown together in a conceptual assembly, I would appreciate a link.

[innovatenate]

Is the sketch located in the Sketch folder inside of a component? Did you convert to a component before moving? 

You may be able go back in the timeline back and then move the sketch prior to making a body or component. If the sketch is part of a component. Then the sketch will exist in the component's coordinate system. This may enable the body and sketch to move together. 

It's really hard to say what may work 100% without seeing the file. Is there any chance you could share the design with us?

See this Tip for how to create a public link to share a file.

Thanks,

[RaginCajun1989]

Bodies only, no components.  Piqued by your second question, I created a body with a sketch, created component and moved the component.  The sketch did not move with the component.

Thanks.

[innovatenate · Accepted solution]

I made a quick Screencast to show something that may help. You can use components, which have thier own coordinate system to keep bodies and sketch together. 

I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,