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Groove
This option lets you create a groove in a solid body, as if a form tool moved inward (from an external
placement face) or outward (from an internal placement face) on a rotating part, as with a turning
operation.
You can create the following types of grooves:
Rectangular A groove that leaves sharp corners all around.
A groove that leaves a full radius at the bottom.
Ball-End
U-Groove A groove that leaves radii in the corners.
Common Concepts
Groove operates only on cylindrical or conical faces. The axis of rotation is the axis of the selected face.
The groove is created near the location where the face is selected (the pick point) and is automatically
linked to the selected face.
You can choose an external or internal face as the groove placement face, as shown in the figure below.
The profile of the groove is symmetric about a plane passing through the pick point and perpendicular to
the axis of rotation, as shown in the figure below.

Positioning a groove works somewhat differently than other form features. You only have to position the
groove in one direction, i.e., along the axis of the target solid. No positioning dimension menu appears.
You position the groove by selecting a target solid edge and then the tool (that is, the groove) edge or
centerline. See the figure below for an illustration.

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Where do I find it?

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Create a groove
1. Choose the type of groove you wish to create (Rectangular, Ball-End, or U-Groove).
2. Select the cylindrical or conical placement face.
3. Enter the parameter values in the dialog and choose OK. A groove "tool" is temporarily displayed
as a disc. This shape will be subtracted from the target solid.
4. Select the target edge (on the target solid).
Note Instead of selecting a target edge, you can choose OK; the groove will stay in its initial
location.
5. Select the tool edge or centerline (on the groove tool).
6. Enter the desired horizontal distance between the selected edges and choose OK.
7. Use the Positioning dialog to precisely locate the groove.

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Groove options
Groove options
Rectangular This option lets you create a groove that leaves sharp corners all around.

You must specify the following parameters:

Diameter
The inner diameter of the groove, if you are creating an external groove, or the outer
diameter if you are creating an internal groove.
Width

Ball-End

The width of the groove, measured along the axis of the selected face.
This option lets you create a groove that leaves a full radius at the bottom.

You must specify the following parameters:

Diameter

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The inner diameter of the groove, if you are creating an external groove, or the outer
diameter if you are creating an internal groove.
Ball Diameter

U-Groove

The width of the groove.

This option lets you create a groove that leaves radii in the corners.

You must specify the following parameters:

Diameter
The inner diameter of the groove, if you are creating an external groove, or the outer
diameter if you are creating an internal groove.
Width
The width of the groove, measured along the axis of the selected face.
Corner Radius
The internal blend radius of the groove.

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