<p>I’m assuming you are working in the Part Design workbench. Select the sketch and click <strong>Edit</strong> &gt; <strong>Duplicate selected object</strong>. Make sure that only the sketch is copied (depending on the version, either deselect the plane or click don’t include dependent objects). This will produce a duplicate sketch in the active body (if you want the duplicate in a different body, make sure it’s active first by double-clicking it if necessary). You can then click <strong>Sketch</strong> &gt; <strong>Reorient Sketch</strong> to move it to a different plane.</p>
<p>By the way, FreeCAD has a very active and helpful forum at <a href="https://freecadweb.org" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://freecadweb.org</a>. I highly recommend asking FreeCAD questions there.</p>

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Is it possible to move it into a new plane that is not XY XZ or YZ plane?
Highmastdon
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Yes, you click on the plane, then click "Map sketch to face" and select the sketch.
naasking
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DoxyLover
<p>I'm using FreeCAD, and I would like to duplicate a 2D sketch on another plane, but I can't seem to find an obvious way to do this.</p>

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In FreeCAD, how do you copy a sketch from one plane to another?
barrymac
# In FreeCAD, how do you copy a sketch from one plane to another?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-07-01)

I'm using FreeCAD, and I would like to duplicate a 2D sketch on another plane, but I can't seem to find an obvious way to do this.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-07-01. Score: 8 | Accepted answer

I’m assuming you are working in the Part Design workbench. Select the sketch and click **Edit** > **Duplicate selected object**. Make sure that only the sketch is copied (depending on the version, either deselect the plane or click don’t include dependent objects). This will produce a duplicate sketch in the active body (if you want the duplicate in a different body, make sure it’s active first by double-clicking it if necessary). You can then click **Sketch** > **Reorient Sketch** to move it to a different plane.

By the way, FreeCAD has a very active and helpful forum at <https://freecadweb.org>. I highly recommend asking FreeCAD questions there.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Is it possible to move it into a new plane that is not XY XZ or YZ plane?  
> **username_3**: Yes, you click on the plane, then click "Map sketch to face" and select the sketch.  

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