Cutout Feature
By removing material, you create a protected
volume. The cutout is shelled as you apply it to a shellable feature. This type of feature requires a closed profile defining the area
that a section will be removed from the active body.
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About Profiles
If you are not satisfied with the profile you selected, note that
you can:
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Click the Profile/Surface box again and select another
sketch.
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Use any of these creation contextual commands available from the
Profile/Surface box:
- Go to profile definition. For more information, see Part Design User's Guide: Sketch-Based Features: Pads: Using the Sub-Elements of a Sketch.
- Create Sketch: For more information, see Sketcher User's Guide: Creating a Positioned Sketch.
- Create Join: Joins surfaces or curves. See Generative Shape Design User's Guide: Performing Operations on Shape Geometry: Joining Surfaces or Curves
- Create Extract: Generates separate elements from
non-connex sub-elements. For more information, see Generative Shape Design User's Guide: Performing Operations on Shape Geometry: Extracting Geometry: Extracting Elements
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Complement
The Complement option cuts away what is outside the profile rather than what is inside the profile, thus creating a complementary (or inverse) cutout. The following example is done using the scenario geometry:
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