Example of Extrude - Direction of Extrusion

entities Reference planes Planar faces Preview - normal extrude Sketch entity used for Direction of

Rotate Orientation

For the shell face above, the stripes rotate about the axis normal to the plane (blue arrow) by 90 degrees in counter-clockwise direction

Pressure

normal to the selected faces or it can be applied in some other direction...For example, hydrostatic pressure is normal to faces, while the snow on a...applied normal to the narrow face (across the thickness) of the shell

Measure

Projection and Normal are not calculated...The software calculates the projected distance (on the plane you select), and the normal distance (normal to the plane you select...Projection and Normal appear in the Measure dialog box

Full Screen Mode

... tree area It keeps track of the visibility of these areas separately from normal mode. To access ...

Specifying Directions

A reference plane (or a planar face) defines two directions in its plane and a normal...The normal is obvious...Similar to a reference plane, a planar face defines two directions in its plane and a normal

Edit Scene PropertyManager

... the background image about an axis that is normal to the floor. Appearances Scenes Editing Scenes

Orientation/Twist Control Option

Select Keep normal constant and the section remains parallel to the beginning section at all times...Select Twist Along Path With Normal Constant to keep the section parallel to the beginning section as it twists along the path

Feature Previews

Normal PropertyManager preview...If you leave both check boxes clear, the preview is identical to the preview in the normal PropertyManager...Click Detailed Preview to return to the normal PropertyManager

Loft with Start and End Constraints

Normal to Profile...Applies a tangency constraint normal to the start or end profile...Set the Draft angle to add draft at the start or end profile (available with Direction Vector or Normal to Profile selected...

Geometry Requirements - Pipe Elbow

A sketch: named Route on a plane normal to one end of the arc A circle representing the outside ...

Defining Two-Dimensional Curve-to-Curve Contact

Click Outward Normal Direction to change the direction of the normal force applied to the selected part

Defining Two-Dimensional Curve-to-Curve Contact

Click Outward Normal Direction to change the direction of the normal force applied to the selected part

Line Thickness

In Line thickness print settings, type a value for the line weights (Thin, Normal, Thick, and five additional line thickness settings...

Analysis Procedure - Modal Time History

contains the normal modes...Equation 2) The normal modes and eigenvalues of the system are derived from the solution of the eigenvalue problem...Equation 5) The normal modes satisfy the orthogonality property, and the modal matrix...

Shaded Sketch Plane

To set a low transparency, click Tools Options System Options Performance and clear High quality for normal view mode

Force

For example, if you apply a force that is normal to a full cylindrical...Normal to plane...Sets the value of the force component normal to the plane or face

Width Mates

... plane of the groove and rotate about an axis normal to the center plane. The width mate prevents ...

Converting Files to SolidWorks 2010

... extra time. After you open and save a file, subsequent opening time returns to normal. You can use...

Stack Note

line Without line Diagonal Alignment. Aligns normal text with: Upper portion of stacked text Middle...

Measurement PropertyManager

Normal...Orients the dimension at the shortest distance normal to the two axes...Orients the dimension along a selected line or normal to a selected planar face

Radiate Surface

The arrow in the graphics area points normal to the selected reference, but the surface radiates parallel to the selected reference

Loft PropertyManager

Applies a tangency constraint normal to the start or end profile...Draft angle (Available with Direction Vector or Normal to Profile selected for Start or End constraint...Applies a tangency constraint normal to the plane of the guide curve

Reference Axis PropertyManager

The resultant axis is normal to the selected surface or plane through the selected vertex, point, or midpoint

Mirror Orientation

Toggling the mirror orientation option flips normal direction (blue arrow) of the triad on an individual face