{"id":182069,"date":"2024-01-10T11:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T11:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"\/knowledge\/?post_type=topic&#038;p=182069"},"modified":"2024-04-10T12:22:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T12:22:52","slug":"managing-sketches-in-ansys-discovery","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/managing-sketches-in-ansys-discovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing Sketches in Ansys Discovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"display: flex;\">\n<p><a class=\"discovery-attachments\" href=\"https:\/\/ansys13.ansys.com\/KnowledgeArticles\/Discovery\/Managing%20Sketches%20in%20Discovery.pdf\"><i class=\"fa fa-file-pdf-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> <\/i> Managing Sketches<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In Ansys Discovery, retaining a sketch is an important step in the design process. When you are working with constraints in your sketch, it&#8217;s important to remember that these constraints are active only in 2D sketch mode. If you switch to 3D mode, the existing constraint data is deleted.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-182070 aligncenter\" src=\"\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Retain-Sketch.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"551\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Retain-Sketch.png 551w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Retain-Sketch-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Retain-Sketch-24x12.png 24w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Retain-Sketch-36x18.png 36w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Retain-Sketch-48x24.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Please refer the attached document for ways to manage and retain sketches in Ansys Discovery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-182069","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-3d","topic-tag-3d-design","topic-tag-ansys-discovery","topic-tag-constraints","topic-tag-copy","topic-tag-explore","topic-tag-general-2d","topic-tag-history-tracking","topic-tag-model","topic-tag-parameters","topic-tag-record","topic-tag-refine-stage","topic-tag-retain","topic-tag-save","topic-tag-sketch","topic-tag-sketch-constraint"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Managing Sketches In Ansys Discovery, retaining a sketch is an important step in the design process. 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