Current release
Version: 0.4.1
Release date: Mar 31, 2025
New features and improvements
Degrees of Freedom (DOF) - Have you ever wondered why your sketch is not fully constrained? Or how many degrees of freedom (DOFs) are left in your sketch and where they are? You can now find out about remaining DOFs in your sketch as well as finding the points in the sketch that are not fully constrained. DOFs left in a sketch are shown in the top left corner of the Sketch Helper palette. Simply hover over that to see where the under constrained points are in your sketch. The DOF feature is currently in beta and may produce inaccurate results for some of the constraints (namely symmetry and offset). We’re actively improving it and welcome feedback to make it more reliable.
Smarter Recommendations –We've fine-tuned our recommendation engine to ensure that all suggestions are feasible and relevant, eliminating redundant or overconstraining recommendations. In the past, it sometimes made nonsensical suggestions, but we've fixed that to provide more accurate and useful results.
Up to 12× Speed Improvement – Optimized performance reduces compute load, making complex sketches run up to 12x faster.
Improved visualization of recommended actions – As correctly brought up by many of you, actions such as Perpendicular Arcs (Perp Arcs) or Concentric Circles/Arc (Concentric) were not properly highlighted. We have fixed that so you can easily and clearly notice the recommended actions.
Easier Installation & Updates
Now Available on the Autodesk App Store – Download Sketch Helper directly from Hestus Page on Autodesk App Store for seamless integration.
Executable Versions – Straightforward installation via `.msi` (Windows) or `.pkg` (macOS). No more manually unzipping a package and moving it to a specific folder.
Automatic Updates – Once installed, no more manual downloads are needed! The auto-installer notifies you of new versions and handles updates automatically.
In-App Tutorial
We've added a tutorial panel to the Solid Environment in Fusion to guide you through using Sketch Helper efficiently.
