Extruding the Supports

Create a support by extruding a circular sketch between the frames.

  1. Select the Front plane in the FeatureManager design tree.
  2. Click Extruded Boss/Base (Features toolbar).
  3. Click Normal To (Standard Views toolbar).
  4. Sketch a circle on what appears to be the face of the frame. (The Front plane is in the center of the frame wire.) Watch for the inference lines that indicate the centerpoint of the circle is horizontal to the origin.
  5. Dimension the center of the circle 11mm from the origin.
  6. Dimension the diameter of the circle to 4.
  7. Exit the sketch.
  8. Click Trimetric (Standard Views toolbar).
  9. In the PropertyManager, under Direction 1:
    1. If necessary, click Reverse Direction so the arrow in the graphics area points in the correct direction to meet the other side.
    2. Select Up to Surface in End condition.
    3. Select the opposite side of the frame for Face/Plane .
    4. If necessary, select Merge result. Merge result controls whether or not you create separate solid bodies.
  10. Click to complete the support.