link an existing sketch line that has had link broken

[worknstuff]

can a sketch line be linked that has had the link broken? 

(in the code it can be done, because repair projections lets you link any existing projected line to anything).

one use case is when you redefine the sketch plane and everything gets "break linked" and "fixed".

also, being able to link the existing line retains the downstream features (extrude profiles, etc)

off topic, I create 2 additional sketches now, to protect my complex sketches.

sketch i) project other part geometry

sketch ii) project sketch i)

sketch 1) project sketch ii) and add offset clearances etc

so when sketch i breaks, I can delete it and project again.

then sketch ii i can re-link without offset curves going haywire

and sketch 1 never knew anything was broken 🙂

[laughingcreek]

Have you played around with this? (RMB on feature in timeline)-

[HughesTooling · Accepted solution]

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@laughingcreek wrote:

Have you played around with this? (RMB on feature in timeline)-

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Try that after redefining a sketch plan, I think that's what the question's about. If you redefine a sketch plane all projections links are removed and converted to Fixed geometry with no warning! Another workaround for this is never draw on a face, always create a plane if you think the face might be removed or redefined at some point.

Mark

Mark

[worknstuff]

yep, the other brilliant feature is when you delete a offset face feature in the timeline, the future ones also go. I'd prefer to get a compute error, but we take the take bad with the good 🙂

yes, I do use your offset planes, as I also strictly use origin offset joint origins jointed only to the sub component origin...

I was hoping there was some other feature I had missed. It's not a deal breaker.

I do think there should be a "best practise manual" that collects the wisdom/workarounds of the forums. 

And some real mass produced (>5,000/month) industrial product sample projects. With real manufacturing clearances and physical durability testing (>100,000 cycles). I'd be curious how many businesses in fusion's target market rely on additive manufacturing for their bread and butter.