How do I trace an image in Solidworks?

Can you trace an image in Solidworks?

Under Trace Settings: Select a tool for Image Type. Select a tool for Selection tools, and create a border around the image you want to trace. Click Begin trace.

How do I turn an image into a sketch in Solidworks?

Inserting and Resizing Sketch Pictures

1. In an open sketch, click Sketch Picture. (Sketch toolbar) or click Tools > Sketch Tools > Sketch Picture.
2. In the dialog box, browse to the picture file and click Open. …
3. To use the scale tool: …
4. Continue to set properties in the Sketch Picture PropertyManager and click .

What is auto trace?

What is Auto Tracing? Auto Tracing is a process in Vectornator that allows you to transform any image into vector graphics. Our image trace technology is especially powerful when it comes to turning black and white sketches into editable vector paths.

How do you open a sketch in Solidworks?

In an open sketch, click Tools > Sketch Tools > Check Sketch For Feature. In the dialog box, Feature usage lists all of the ways to use the sketch in a feature: If the sketch was used to create a feature, the feature type is displayed in Feature usage.

How do I add a reference image in Solidworks?

Click Insert > Reference Image (or type AttachImage). In the dialog box, select an image to attach, and click Open. In the Attach Reference: Image dialog box, Name displays the name of the file you selected, or you can select a previously attached image.

How do you autotrace in Solidworks?

To activate the Autotrace functionality, navigate to Tools > Add-ins and check the box that activates Autotrace. By not checking the box, the option in your Sketch toolbar won’t appear. Autotrace is then accessible when the Sketch tab is activated.