How do you sketch a picture in SolidWorks?

How do I sketch an image in Solidworks?

Method #1: Trace your bitmap in SOLIDWORKS

1. Start a new part.
2. Insert a new sketch on a plane i.e. front plane.
3. Insert a new sketch picture from Tools > Sketch Tools > Sketch Picture.
4. Select your bitmap file, in this case I’ll select the Javelin logo PNG file.

How do I activate a sketch image in Solidworks?

To open the Sketch Picture PropertyManager, in an open sketch, do one of the following: Insert a new sketch picture. Click Sketch Picture. (Sketch toolbar) or click Tools > Sketch Tools > Sketch Picture , then browse to the picture and click Open.

Can you import a picture into Solidworks?

To insert a picture into a drawing: Click Sketch Picture (Sketch toolbar) or Insert > Picture. In the dialog box, browse to an image file, then click Open. Select options in the Sketch Picture PropertyManager, then click .

How do you trace an image in sketch?

Use the “properties” controls to scale and position the image on the sketch plane as required. Once positioned click the “next” arrow to begin tracing your image. With the colour trace tool selected, click on an area of the image you want to trace around, then push the begin trace button.

How do I show a sketch in Solidworks drawing?

Inserting Sketch Picture in Drawings

1. Click Sketch Picture. (Sketch toolbar) or Insert > Picture.
2. In the Open dialog box, browse to an image file, then click Open.
3. Select options in the Sketch Picture PropertyManager, then click. .

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 convert a 3D image to Solidworks?

2D to 3D Conversion Overview

1. In a part document, import a drawing into a sketch or construct a new sketch.
2. Edit the sketch.
3. Extract sketches for views from the Front, Top, and so on. The sketches fold up into the appropriate orientation.
4. Align the sketches.
5. Extrude the base feature.
6. Cut or extrude other features.