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This task shows you
how to create a pad, that is extrude a profile sketched in the Sketcher
workbench. For more about this workbench, refer to Sketcher User's Guide
Version 5. |
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Open the
GettingStarted.CATPart
document to open the required profile. |
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Your profile
belongs to Sketch.1 and was created on plane xy. It looks like
this:
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Select the profile if not already selected and click
Pad
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The Pad Definition dialog box appears. Default options allow
you to create a basic pad.
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As you prefer to create a larger pad, enter 60 mm in the
Length field.
The application previews the pad to be created.
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Click OK.
The pad is created. The extrusion is performed
in a direction which is normal to the sketch plane. The application
displays this creation in the specification tree:
The application lets you control the display of some of
the part components. To know more about the components you can display or
hide, refer to the
General section that describes how to customize the Tree and
Geometry Views.
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For more about pads, refer to
Creating Pads, Creating 'Up to Next' Pads,
Creating 'Up to Last' Pads,
Creating 'Up to Plane' Pads,
Creating 'Up to Surface' Pads,
and
Creating Pads not Normal to Sketch Planes. |