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Automatic Sketch Horizontal/Vertical Relations (Line Entities)

Modified on: November 10,2025		Rating: Be the First to Rate this Macro
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ORTHO.swp

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This macro analyzes the angle of each selected sketch line in a SolidWorks part document and automatically applies either a horizontal or vertical sketch relation. If a line's angle is close to 0 or π radians, a horizontal relation is added. If the angle is close to π/2 or 3π/2 radians, a vertical relation is added. Non-linear sketch entities are ignored. This helps enforce orthogonality in sketches for cleaner geometry and easier downstream modeling.

Precondition:	Select sketch entities
Postcondition:	All lines will be horizontal/vertical based on how close they already are to that. Rounds roughly by 45° (similar to bold relations)
SOLIDWORKS version:	Any
Programming Language:	SW_VBA

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Abraham Azar III

User since: 5/29/2009
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