Hestus Sketch Helper

Win64, English

Hestus, Inc

Sketch Helper offers design suggestions, such as applying equality constraints to similarly sized circles or adding tangent constraints between lines and curves.

Version History

General Usage Instructions

Sketch Helper is available exclusively in Sketch Mode.
Sketch Helper tutorial can be accessed from within Solid and Sketch Environments.
Click the Hestus icon in the Toolbar to launch Sketch Helper and start receiving design suggestions.
Users can continue sketching while receiving real-time design suggestions.
Hover over a suggestion to preview it—proposed changes will be highlighted for clarity.
Click to instantly apply any suggestion you like.
Sketch Helper remains open—keep designing and receiving new suggestions.
Easily undo any changes made through Sketch Helper with the 'Undo' button.

Screenshots

Commands

Installation/Uninstallation

Installation:
The installer that ran when you downloaded this app/plug-in from the Autodesk App Store will start installing the app/plug-in. Or, simply double-click the downloaded installer to install the app/plugin.

Uninstallation:
You can unload the add-in without uninstalling it by clicking the "Stop" button when the add-in is selected in the list box on the "Add-Ins" tab of the "Scripts and Add-Ins" dialog.
Unchecking "Run on Startup" causes the add-in not to be loaded in future Autodesk® Fusion® sessions.
To uninstall this plug-in, exit the Autodesk product if you are currently running it, simply rerun the installer, and select the "Uninstall" button.
Or, you can uninstall it from 'Control Panel/Programs and Features' (Windows 10/11), just as you would uninstall any other application from your system.

Additional Information

Known Issues

Contact

Company Name: Hestus, Inc

Company URL: https://www.hestus.co

Support Contact: support@hestus.co

Author/Company Information

Hestus, Inc

Support Information

For support please contact us at support@hestus.co.

Version History

Version Number	Version Description
0.6.3	This version of Sketch Helper introduces powerful new capabilities aimed at making your sketching workflow faster, smarter, and more intuitive. Here's what’s new: Mirror Recommendations – Detects symmetry in your sketch and recommends mirrored geometry based on existing centerlines. Quad Mirror – Identifies perpendicular centerlines and suggests symmetrical patterns of four, reducing the need to use patterning commands and streamlining workflow. Auto Dimensioning – Automatically highlights and recommends missing dimensions for lines, arcs, and circles to speed up fully-defining your sketch. Degrees of Freedom (DOF) – Reports the remaining degrees of freedom in the sketch and highlights under-constrained points in your sketch. Centerline Recommendations – Suggests centerlines for circles and rectangles to make alignment and patterning faster and easier. UI Improvements – A refreshed interface that organizes suggestions by category - Constraints, Generative, and Dimensions - with intuitive color coding for clarity and ease of use. For a more detailed release notes, please refer to our release notes page (https://www.hestus.co/releasenotes).
0.3.7	This update brings major improvements to recommendation quality, constraint capabilities, and usability. Here’s what’s new: Smarter Recommendations – We’ve enhanced our filtering system to ensure that all recommendations are feasible and relevant. No more confusion—just actionable suggestions that improve your workflow. Chain Equality Constraints – You can now apply equality constraints to a chain of arcs or circles, making constraint management more intuitive and efficient. Improved Mode Switching – Switching between active drawing mode and suggestion preview mode is now more seamless, ensuring a smoother experience. New Tutorial – Many users had trouble finding the Hestus Panel in the Sketch Environment. To make things easier, we’ve added a tutorial in the Solid Environment to guide you through usage.

Version Number

Version Description

0.6.3

This version of Sketch Helper introduces powerful new capabilities aimed at making your sketching workflow faster, smarter, and more intuitive. Here's what’s new:
Mirror Recommendations – Detects symmetry in your sketch and recommends mirrored geometry based on existing centerlines.
Quad Mirror – Identifies perpendicular centerlines and suggests symmetrical patterns of four, reducing the need to use patterning commands and streamlining workflow.
Auto Dimensioning – Automatically highlights and recommends missing dimensions for lines, arcs, and circles to speed up fully-defining your sketch.
Degrees of Freedom (DOF) – Reports the remaining degrees of freedom in the sketch and highlights under-constrained points in your sketch.
Centerline Recommendations – Suggests centerlines for circles and rectangles to make alignment and patterning faster and easier.
UI Improvements – A refreshed interface that organizes suggestions by category - Constraints, Generative, and Dimensions - with intuitive color coding for clarity and ease of use.

For a more detailed release notes, please refer to our release notes page (https://www.hestus.co/releasenotes).

0.3.7

This update brings major improvements to recommendation quality, constraint capabilities, and usability. Here’s what’s new:
Smarter Recommendations – We’ve enhanced our filtering system to ensure that all recommendations are feasible and relevant. No more confusion—just actionable suggestions that improve your workflow.
Chain Equality Constraints – You can now apply equality constraints to a chain of arcs or circles, making constraint management more intuitive and efficient.
Improved Mode Switching – Switching between active drawing mode and suggestion preview mode is now more seamless, ensuring a smoother experience.
New Tutorial – Many users had trouble finding the Hestus Panel in the Sketch Environment. To make things easier, we’ve added a tutorial in the Solid Environment to guide you through usage.