Workflow using rectagles as guides

[Anonymous]

Here is what I like to use as my work flow.

1) Create new sketch.  name this sketch-constr1

Draw rectangles of boundaries for actual 2D objects I want to create. 

These are not the shape of actual object, just the outer limits of actual object footprints.

I like this to be my construction rectangles, but not able to find such option.

Ideally, I can click anyone of these rectangles and convert this into "construction rectangles". 

How?

2) Create new sketch (folder). Name it sketch-object1.

This sketch would be inside one or more of the "construction rectangles" in 1) above.

Again, F360 is not aware of "construction rectangles" being used as such.

Now I can draw on one of the above "construction rectangles".

3) Repeat 2 (for another actual sketch object, sketch-objectX ,where X=object number.

4) When all is done, I would hide all the construction rectangles.

Is there a better way to mimic these construction rectangles on F360?

[TheCADWhisperer · Accepted solution]

Right click to toggle to construction.

or

hit 

x

If you would like to reference geometry from one sketch (or body)  into another sketch 

hit

p 

and select the geometry to Project.

[Anonymous]

@TheCADWhisperer:

Thank you.

With or without edit sketch mode, I selected each rectangle, and right click.

There is no convert to "Construction..... " or something similar option.

How did you make Normal/Construction menu item to display?

[TrippyLighting]

You cannot change sketch elements to construction lines if you are no actively editing that sketch.

And it has to be THAT sketch you are editing, not a second sketch on  top of the first one with projected points (indicated by the purple color!.

[Anonymous]

@TrippyLighting:

>>"You cannot change sketch elements to construction lines if you are no actively editing that sketch."

OK.

So here is what I did.

1) I selected the rectangle or the corresponding sketch folder.

2) Right click, and > edit sketch  (So this makes the sketch active, correct?)

3) When the Sketch Palette pops up, there is no Normal / Construction option.

I also try this while in above active sketch for that sketch folder:

-Draw new rectangle

But the sketch palette did not show Normal / Construction option.

Why?

Is my Fusion 360 outdated or does it update itself?

Addendum:

SOLVED:

I think I know what I did wrong.

While in active edit sketch mode, I have to select

the line of the rectangle.

Then right click to select Normal / Construction.

Also Normal / Construction  will automagically show up on the Sketch Palette

while the line (in edit mode) is selected.

Thank you @TrippyLighting & @TheCADWhisperer

[TrippyLighting · Accepted solution]

Your Fusion 360 installation is not outdated as that is hardly possible. Updates are forced.

This functionality has not changed in the lat 6 moths or more.

Did you watch my screencast ?

Try to exactly replicate it. That should not be difficult as I am starting from scratch.

[Anonymous]

Got it.

[Anonymous]

@TrippyLighting, @TheCADWhisperer:

>> "If you would like to reference geometry from one sketch (or body)  

into another sketch hit p and select the geometry to Project."

Are you referring to creating a projection plane,

and then project the line to the new plane

or something else ?