Alibre Design

Chapter 4 - SketchingStatus of entire sketchBy default, the number of remaining degrees of freedom (DOF) in the entire sketch isdisplayed in the status area in the lower right corner of a workspace. The DOF valuewill increase or decrease automatically as you sketch or delete figures, and add ordelete dimensions and constraints. A fully defined sketch will have zero degrees offreedom. It is not required to fully define a sketch before it can be used in a featureoperation.‣ To hide the DOF hints:1. From the Tools menu, select Options. The Options dialog box appears.2. Select the General tab if it is not already selected.3. In the Hints area, unselect DOF hints.4. Click OK.4.7 Dimensioning Sketch FiguresNormally, to fully define and capture design intent in a sketch you must placedimensions on sketch figures. However, it is not required to dimension sketches beforethey are used to create features. Most importantly, sketch dimensions can easily bechanged and modified at any time. Additionally, any dimensions you place in a sketchwill in turn be displayed in the 2D drawing that is based on the part.95