Adding Draft

Not all faces meet the .5° specified in Draft Angle . Use the Draft tool to add draft to the faces.

  1. Click Draft (Mold Tools or Features toolbar).
  2. In the PropertyManager, select Parting line in Type of Draft.
  3. Set the Draft Angle for Direction 1 to 1.
  4. Under Direction of Pull:
    1. Select the Top plane in the FeatureManager design tree.
    2. If necessary, click Reverse Direction so the preview arrow points down.
  5. Click Dimetric (Standard Views toolbar).
  6. For Parting Lines , select each edge along the bottom of the model. You can select each edge individually, or right-click one edge and click Select Tangency.

  7. Click to add the draft.
    The draft analysis results update in the graphics area. The thin faces along the bottom edge become red to show that they now have negative draft.
Optional Information about the Direction of Pull

Direction of Pull defines the direction that the tooling body (cavity or core) is pulled to separate the mold. It controls the direction in which the draft angle is applied. In this case, the faces to which you are adding draft are on the core side. Because the core is pulled down when the mold is separated, the Direction of Pull arrow must point down.

Indicates the parting line
Direction of Pull - incorrect
Direction of Pull - correct