- [Instructor] When editing sketches inside of SolidWorks,
sometimes you want to manipulate geometry
that has a dependency somewhere else in the sketch.
In this sheet metal part, I've basically got a through hole
that goes through both of the panels here.
What I've done is created a circle
in my original base flange, and then
in my edge flange sketch I've converted the end of these,
of this profile, and put it up here.
So now, I'm going to go back to that base flange
and I'm going to create a new circle
that's a lot bigger and I'm going to get rid of this circle.
I'm going to delete it outright.
Let's go ahead and do that.
Now I've got my cut on my bottom,
but it hasn't translated up to the top.
And if I go into my top edge flange,
I now have a broken relationship, so let's undo that.
And instead, what I'm going to do is make this construction,
and I'm going to use the Replace feature.
So I'm just going to search right here
'cause it's easier, and hit Replace Entity.
And what this allows me to do is replace this first entity
with this other entity, and now that change is going to track
through to all the other places
where it's dependent on this arc.
I'm going to make a construction when I'm done.
You also have the ability to delete it if you want,
but I like to keep it in and make a construction
so I have a history that it was there.
I'm going to go ahead and hit OK, accept my sketch,
and now you can see that that through hole is increased
and gone through on the other side.
In other situations when you're working
in SolidWorks, you know, making changes,
that original sketch can have a lot more drastic effects.
So whenever you want to replace a profile
or a circle or a through hole or any sketch geometry,
try to use the Replace Entity feature.
And if you're ever wondering where to find that,
you go to Tools, Sketch Tools,
and you can find it right here, Replace Entity.