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Click the Shellable Feature
icon
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The Shellable Feature dialog box that appears displays the
Prism
icon as the default shape to be created.
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Keep the default option and select Lateral Profile
as the profile to be extruded.
The application previews the prism.
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Enter 15mm in the First length field to define
the feature length. The preview of the prism changes dynamically as you
change values.
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Click the Direction tab to check that the
default option fits your needs: as the Normal to profile
option is checked, the prism will be created normal to the sketch plane.
Keep this option.
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Click the Draft tab that enables you to
optionally draft the prism.
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To define the draft angle, set the Draft behavior
option to Intrinsic to feature. Options are now displayed.
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Set the Angle option to 5deg if not already
done.
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Click OK to confirm. The shellable prism is
created and the application displays this feature in the specification
tree.
In a Nutshell
The Shellable capability creates geometry that will
belong to the main shape of the part. Shellable features can take on the
shape of a prism, sweep, revolve, thick surface or even of an
external shape.
To know more about this capability, refer to
Cutout.
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