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Using Three Views
When you’re building a model from images, it is often helpful to have three or more images from
orthogonal views, similar to re-creating a part from a 2D drawing. If you have a left view and a
right view, it may be a good idea to put them on planes that are slightly separated so the images
are not exactly on top of one another, which makes them both hard to see. Putting them on
slightly offset planes means that one will be clearly visible from one direction and the other
visible from the other direction.
Each sketch picture must be in a separate sketch. Figure 6.15 demonstrates the use of multiple
sketch pictures to trace the outline of a vehicle, with the partially complete model shown with
the images.

Figure 6.15
using multiple
sketch pictures

Additionally, you can put multiple sketch pictures inside a single sketch. Both images will
show up in the FeatureManager, and both can be displayed at the same time, although you may
have difficulty if you want to put them on top of one another.