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Changing the status of the sketch and its objects |
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The status of the sketch objects and the sketch itself depends on the constraints, applied to the objects. More details on sketch statuses...
You can change status of the sketch or its object by adding and removing constraints.
Step-by-step instructions
1.Start sketch editing.
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The system will switch to the Sketch mode. In the graphics area of the model only the objects that precede the edited sketch in the Design Tree will remain. In other words, the model temporarily returns to the state in which it was at the time of creation of the edited sketch..
2.Analyze the sketch.
Pay attention to the color of objects in the sketch — objects are colored differently depending on whether they have degrees of freedom (see section Color indication of objects in the sketch). If it is required to see remaining degrees of freedom of objects, use the command Display degrees of freedom 
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View which constraints are applied to sketch objects — constraint icons are displayed on the screen in Constraint view mode 
(the designations of constraints are provided in table). If displaying all constraints interferes with the work, you can disable the constraint display mode and view constraints only for selected objects (for this in the Configuration dialog, the Display restriction icons for selected objects option must be enabled. You can also preview constraints of the selected object using Object Constraints 
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Please note the presence in the sketch of Ambiguous constraints and blocked dimensions, especially if the sketch is marked with the symbol «!»— Sketch requiring attention. .
3.Modify the set of constraints for the required objects by adding and deleting constraints (see sections Application of constraints and Viewing and deleting constraints). Set the missing dimensions or remove the excessive ones. This can change the status of the object as well as the status of the entire sketch. In this case, the symbol on the sketch mode icon
and in the sketch line in the Design Tree changes, allowing you to monitor the change in the sketch status.
For example, when editing an undefined sketch, the sketch mode icon appears as 
defined, impose on the objects of restriction and/or control dimensions so that the objects have no degrees of freedom left (colors of the underdetermined objects correspond to the current rendering style).
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•Ambiguous constraints do not interfere with working on the model. You can leave them in the sketch or delete them. •A sketch marked with an "!" symbol requires adjustments to the set of constraints and/or dimensions. When editing such a sketch, pay attention to constraints with orange icons and dimensions shown in red. |
4.Close the sketch mode. To do that, press the Create Sketch 
button on the Quick Access Toolbar, or click the sketch mode icon in the model's graphics area, or select the Create Sketch command from the context menu.
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