Creating Drafts with Parting Elements

You can draft a 3D shape by using a parting element.

Before you begin:

To perform this task, create a pad similar to the one below.

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  1. Select the face that you want to draft.

  2. Click Draft Angle .

    The Draft Definition dialog box displays and an arrow appears on the 3D shape, indicating the default pulling direction. The selected face is red and highlighted. The application detects that other faces are to be drafted and displays them in light red.



    Tip: The icon available after the Faces to draft box lets you edit the list of the faces to be drafted. For more information about that capability, see Editing a List of Elements.

  3. Click the Selection box and select plane xy to define the neutral element .

    The application displays the neutral curve in pink.



  4. Enter 13 degrees as the new angle value.

  5. Now click More>> to display the whole dialog box and access the Parting Element capability.



  6. To define the parting element, select Parting =Neutral. You then can also select Draft both sides as illustrated at the end of the scenario.

  7. Optional: : Click Preview: the draft is displayed in blue .



  8. Click OK.

    Material has been removed, the face is drafted.



  9. In the specification tree, double-click the draft to edit it.

  10. Select Draft both sides to draft the pad in both opposite directions from the parting element.

  11. Click OK to confirm. The pad now looks like this: