Creating a Sketch and a Pad

This task explains how to create a pad from a sketch in the Part Design Workbench.
Open a new CATPart document (see Opening a new CATPart Document) and activate the Part Design Workbench.

  1. Click the Sketch icon:

  1. Select xy plane to define the sketch plane.
 

  1. Click the Circle icon:

  1. Click where you wish the center of the circle to appear.
 

  1. Drag the pointer to see the circle being created.
 

A rubber banding circle follows the pointer as you drag it.
 

  1. Click once you are satisfied with the size of the circle.
 

  1. Click the Exit Sketcher icon:

  1. Click the Pad icon:

 

A default cylindrical pad is previewed.

 
 
 

  1. Key in 150 in the power input entry area, and click OK to create the pad.
 

A cylindrical pad has been created using the Part Design workbench.