DraftXpert PropertyManager - Change
The DraftXpert PropertyManager
appears when you click DraftXpert
in the Draft PropertyManager to
create neutral plane drafts. Use the Change tab to modify or remove
neutral plane drafts. The PropertyManager remembers its last used state.
Two PropertyManager toggle buttons
are available:
Manual.
Use this PropertyManager to maintain control at the feature level.
DraftXpert (Neutral plane drafts only).
Use this PropertyManager when you want the SolidWorks software to manage
the structure of the underlying features.
When you edit a draft using Edit
Feature, the Draft PropertyManager
appears with no toggle buttons.
Drafts to change
Faces
to Draft 
. In the graphics area, select the faces
with draft to change or remove.
Neutral
Plane. Select a planar face or a plane feature. If necessary, select
Reverse direction 
to slant the draft in the opposite direction. If you change
the Draft Angle 
only, you do not need to select a neutral plane.
Draft
Angle . Sets the draft angle, measured perpendicular
to the neutral plane.
Existing Drafts
Sort List by. Filters all drafts
by Angle, Neutral
Plane, or Direction of Pull.
Select a value from the list to select all drafts with that value in the
model and also display them under Faces
to Draft . You can then change or remove those drafts as desired.
Draft Analysis
Auto paint.
Enables draft analysis of the model. A Neutral
Plane must be selected.
Color contour
map. Displays the range of draft in the model by color and numerical
value, and the number of faces with Positive
draft and Negative draft.
You cannot change the Draft Analysis colors.
Related Topics
DraftXpert
DraftXpert
PropertyManager -Add
Draft
Analysis Overview