Creating the Hinge Cuts

Now you can reference the layout for cuts sketch to create the first set of cuts. Because each cut should be slightly wider than the corresponding tab on the other half of the hinge, you use offsets from the layout sketch entities.

1. Open a sketch on the large model face.
2. Click Convert Entities on the Sketch toolbar.
3. In the PropertyManager, click Select chain and select the bottom line in the layout sketch.
   

   The software copies the entire outside contour into the current sketch. Chain<1> appears in the PropertyManager.

   

4. Click .
5. Select one of the vertical lines near the edge of the part, then click Offset Entities on the Sketch toolbar.
6. In the PropertyManager:
   1. Set Offset Distance to 1.
   2. Select Reverse, if necessary, to offset the line toward the middle of the part.
   3. Clear Select chain.
   
7. Click .
   
8. Repeat steps 5 to 7 for the vertical line near the opposite edge of the part.