how to show up sketch in the part design work bench

I went to an interview.
there was a tool test in catia
I was working in part body work bench
i used the XY plane sketch a sketch.
when getting back to workbench to use the pad feature. the sketch is missing.
I tried hide and show . and switching between the hidden and shown workbenches.

I was able to generate a pad using the sketch I say. by selecting it from the model tree.

but it wasnt showing up.

please help me through this .
and where can i learn knowledge about these hidden constraints in catia..

4 Answers

If this is your first time using this computer and CATIA software, it could be many things that are not setup the way you expect. The Interviewer might have also changed the settings to further test your CATIA knowledge.

First, check to see if the sketch is listed in the tree. It might be in a Geom Set, or it might be in the Part Body. If it's not in the tree, then it didn't get made. (you said it's there in the tree)

Second, check to see if you might have drawn the sketch outside of the window by doing a Fit-All-In (the yellow icon on the bottom menu)

Third, check to see if it's Hidden (you already did this)

Fourth, check to see if CATIA is displaying everything with the View menu (top toolbar) and checkmark in front of Geometry. (If you see the Pad, then you should see all the Geometry)

Fifth, verify the settings are NOT set to Display Current Solid Only (see Tools + Options image below)

These are the obvious reasons you don't see the sketch - let me know if it's none of these, although I suspect it's #5 with the sketch part of a Geom Set)

yes brother. it might have been the last step that you specified. I was not that good when attening interview. in using option settings of catia.
it seems that i must work more and harder

This situation occurs quite frequently, when CATIA users accidently click on a little icon at the bottom of the screen, very close to the Update icon. Please see my attached image:

i THIN K i HAVE ERRORS WITH MY CAD INSTALLATION. OR i'M IN A STUDENT'S VERSION...

ITS OK , i'LL INSTALL A COMPLETE VERSION AND CHECK ALL THE OPTION SETTINGS.