Quickly Generate a SOLIDWORKS Profile Sketch Normal to Model Edge [VIDEO]
Article by Scott Durksen, CSWE updated April 22, 2015
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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…
…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.
This will work for both straight and curved edges. Here is a video demonstrating this functionality to save you some time:
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![Quickly Generate a SOLIDWORKS Profile Sketch Normal to Model Edge [VIDEO] 1 Preselect Edge](https://www.javelin-tech.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Preselect-Edge.jpg)
![Quickly Generate a SOLIDWORKS Profile Sketch Normal to Model Edge [VIDEO] 3 Reference Plane Generated](https://www.javelin-tech.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Reference-Plane-Generated.jpg)