While you are sketching, you can save the current sketch as a stand-alone sketch. Stand-alone sketches are maintained independent of any features; they can be subsequently retrieved into the Sketcher and will overlay any existing geometry.
Abaqus/CAE saves only items within the sketch. Reference geometry is not saved. Similarly, dimensions between vertices and lines from reference geometry are not saved.
To save the current sketch as a stand-alone sketch:
From the Sketcher toolbox, select the save as tool 
. For a diagram of the tools in the Sketcher toolbox, see “The Sketcher tools,” Section 20.4.1.
In the text field that appears in the prompt area, enter the name of the sketch.
Abaqus/CAE saves the sketch and returns to the Sketcher.
