Hi All,
Typically I use sketches as intended and create new sketches and project
what I need from previous sketches. Lately I have found it a bit frustrating
as what I want to do is create a modified sketch without having to change
the original. Project works great if you want specific points or features to
build off. What I want to do is modify a Spline and compare it to the original
shape.
The ability to copy the whole sketch to a new place would allow me to have
all of the required stuff that I built the original sketch with so I can move it
around in the copy and then compare the difference with the original. In the
case of Splines, all of my points and handles are copied over into the new
sketch and I can move the points and handles. If I simply Project the original
I cannot modify the shape. If I change the original it might change the rest
of the design that I don't want. If I can copy the sketch in its entirety I can
modify the sketch copy.
The behavior of the new sketch should have the characteristics of a copied
Component - I should be able to Copy or Copy New. A Copied sketch would
still be editable but would change the original (or vice versa) and a Copy New
would be a copy of the original that is independent.
While I agree that sketches should on the whole be relatively simple and modeling
should rely on the other tools, I don't see why I cannot copy work I have already
done and modify it instead of drawing it all from scratch.
Cheers
Andrew
