Quickly Generate a SOLIDWORKS Profile Sketch Normal to Model Edge [VIDEO]

When you need a SOLIDWORKS profile sketch normal to model edge, for say a Swept profile sketch, hold off on generating a Reference Plane.  If you preselect the edge close to the endpoint where you want the plane to be generated and select the Sketch tool…

Preselect Edge

…this will automatically generate a Reference Plane normal to the edge and coincident to the edge endpoint closest to where you selected – and start a sketch on this plane.

Reference Plane Generated

This will work for both straight and curved edges.  Here is a video demonstrating this functionality to save you some time: