Can we drag/move freely outside sketch mode?

Hi,

In sketch mode we can move any sketch object using "Move entities". If a sketch has already been transformed to part using extrude/revolve, etc., can we still move it directly in the 3D part view out of sketch mode? Basically I mean can we move and drag things here and there like playing a PC game?

It seems to me that due to the way that 3D objects are constructed based on its underlying 2D sketch (I am almost certain that SW needs to use object oriented programming, could someone comment on this?), it should be impossible to drag/move things freely in the 3D part view; otherwise say if someone ask me to write a software to allow this I would have no way to accomplish it.

So is it just impossible?

Qi

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