 CONVERTING THE BASE SKETCH INTO A BASE

FEATURE
Tools such as Extrude, are required to convert base sketches into base features

 EXTRUDING THE SKETCH

Ribbon: Model > Create > Extrude
Toolbar: Part Features > Extrude

Figure 1 The Extrude dialog box

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Shape Tab
• Profile Solids Output Area Operation Area Extents Area

Figure 2 Specifying the selection Figure 3 Specifying the selection point

point inside the inner loop between the inner and outer loops

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 More Tab

• Taper
Figure 5 Extruding the model with a
negative taper angle

Figure 4 The More tab of the

Extrude dialog box

Figure 6 Extruding the model with

a positive taper angle
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Figure 7 Model extruded
with a positive taper angle Figure 8 Mini toolbar displayed on
and using the Symmetric selecting a face
option

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Figure 9 Mini toolbar displayed on Figure 10 Mini toolbar displayed on
selecting an edge selecting a sketch

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 ROTATING THE VIEW OF A MODEL IN 3D SPACE
Rotating the View of a Model Using the Orbit
Ribbon: View > Navigate > Orbit drop-down > Free Orbit
Toolbar: 2D Sketch Standard > Orbit drop-down > Free Orbit

• Rotating the View of a Model Freely in

3D Space
• Rotating the View of a Model Around the
Vertical Axis
• Rotating the View of a Model Around the
Horizontal Axis
• Rotating the View Around the Axis Normal Figure 11 Tools in the
To the View Orbit drop-down

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Figure 12 Rotating the view of a model freely in 3D space

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 CONTROLLING THE DISPLAY OF MODELS
Setting the Visual Styles
Ribbon: View > Appearance > Visual
Style drop-down
Toolbar: 2D Sketch Standard > Visual
Style drop-down

Figure 13 Tools in the Visual Style drop-down

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 EJERCICIOS
1, Usando las opciones de Extrusión plana, obtener los sólidos siguientes.

Figure 14 Sketch displayed in isometric view Figure 15 Selecting the profile to be extruded
when opened
Figure 16
Resulting
model
created by
extruding
the profile

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 EJERCICIOS
2, Usando las opciones de Extrusión plana, obtener los sólidos siguientes.

Figure 18 Dimensions of the model

Figure 17 Model for Tutorial 3

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