Tutorial: Constraint-based sketching with DSM

Using constraints allows you to more easily create sketches to exact sizes and shapes. With the introduction of sketch constraints in DesignSpark Mechanical v5.0, sketch tools were moved to their own tab in the ribbon.

A reminder that to take advantage of this new feature, you will need to have v5 or newer.

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If you do not see this independent ‘Sketch’ tab yet, you can enable it via File -> DesignSpark Options -> Advanced. Then, click OK to save the change and restart the software.

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Now, let's get started with the tutorial video:

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Tutorial: Constraint-based sketching with DSM

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