Switching Design Modes

  1. Click a tool in the Mode ribbon group.
    You can also right-click an empty area of the Design window and select Sketch Mode, Section Mode, or 3D Mode from the context menu, or press K (for Sketch mode), X (for Section mode), or D (for 3D mode).

    If you are sketching, you can also click Return to 3D mode in the Sketch plane mini-toolbar.

  2. If you are switching from 3D mode to one of the other modes, select a plane to sketch on or create the cross-section.
    When you select an origin object or its center and click Sketch mode, the sketch plane is aligned to the origin object's XY axis.