Ground a sketch entity on the sketch plane so that it does not move.

Shortcut: shift+j

In the Sketch toolbar:

Sketch toolbar with Fix tool icon highlighted

Toggle on constraints while you make selections. Each pair of entities selected are constrained to each other. Click to toggle off, or select another tool to toggle off automatically.

The Fix sketch tool grounds a sketch entity on the sketch plane so that it does not move.

Currently, there are two circles on a sketch plane. If you click the center you can freely move the circle around. If you click the center of the circle and then click the Fix tool on the sketch toolbar, the Fix icon is affixed to the circle. This makes the circle unmovable. To remove the Fix attribute from the circle, select it and then press the Delete or Backspace key on your keyboard. You can now freely move the circle again.

Constraints can be toggled on while you make selections. Toggling the Fix sketch tool on will make each entity that is selected constrained to the sketch plane so that it will not move. Click Fix again to toggle off, or select another tool to toggle Fix off automatically.

Steps

  1. Select a sketch entity.
  2. Click Fix tool icon.

Ground a sketch entity on the sketch plane so that it does not move.

  1. Select a sketch entity.
  2. Tap Fix tool icon.

The selected entity is now fixed to the sketch plane.