New Sketch

Start a new sketch (S) and select a sketch plane.

1. On the Sketch ribbon, select the New Sketch tool.
   
   
2. Select a face or plane as the sketch plane. A sketch plane can be a global plane, a user-created construction plane, or a planar face of an existing part.
   By default, the view is rotated along the sketch normal.

   Tip: If you don’t want the view to be rotated along the sketch normal, you can do one of the following:

   • Press Shift+S while selecting the sketch plane.
   • From the File menu, select the Preferences button. Under Sketching, turn off View Along Sketch Normal, then click OK.