20.9.1 Overview of Sketcher customization options

Use the Sketcher customization options to control the appearance and behavior of the Sketcher. The following options control the behavior of the Sketcher throughout the Abaqus/CAE session:

The following options are stored with each sketch; they control the behavior and appearance of the current sketch and new sketches that you create:The origin of the sketch grid and the alignment of the X-axis are also stored with each sketch. However, the grid origin and alignment settings control only the behavior and appearance of the current sketch; they are reset to their default values for any new sketch that you create.

To set the Sketcher options:

  1. From the bottom of the Sketcher toolbox, select the Sketcher customization tool .

    The Sketcher Options dialog box appears.

  2. Set the desired customization options on each of the tabbed pages. For detailed help, request context-sensitive help on individual items in the dialog box.

    Tip:  You can also click Defaults to revert all Sketcher options to their default settings.

  3. Click OK to apply your changes and to close the Sketcher Options dialog box.


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