Parting Line Draft
The parting line option lets you draft surfaces around a parting line.
The parting line can be non-planar. In a draft using a parting line, you
can also include a Step
draft.
To draft on a parting line, you can first divide the faces to be drafted
by inserting a split
line, or you can use an existing model edge. Then you specify
the direction of pull, or the side of the parting line from which material
is removed.
You can check the draft angles on your model using the draft analysis tool. Draft analysis
creates a color-coded rendition of the model faces based on the angle
and the direction of pull criteria that you specify.
To insert a draft angle parting line:
Sketch the part to be drafted.
Insert a split line curve, if desired.
Click Draft
on the Features toolbar or click Insert,
Features, Draft.
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Under Type of Draft, select
Parting Line.
Under some conditions, select the Allow reduced angle check box.
Under Draft Angle,
enter the Draft angle .
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Under Direction
of Pull, select an edge or face in the graphics area to indicate
the direction of pull.
Note the arrow direction, and click Reverse
Direction if desired.
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Under Parting Lines , select the parting lines in the graphics area.
Note the arrow direction. To specify a different draft direction
for each segment of the parting line, click the name of the edge in the
Parting Lines box, and click Other Face.
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First draft direction |
Other
Face selected |
NOTE: In this example, all
parting lines were selected, using the same face.
Choose the Face
propagation type:
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Click OK .
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Draft applied with first direction |
Draft applied with Other
Face |