Sketching the Tall Cylinder Extrusion

Sketch a circle for the tall cylinder extrusion.

  1. Click Extruded Boss/Base on the Features tab.
  2. Select the top face of the base cylinder.
  3. Expand the Line flyout menu on the Sketch tab and click Centerline .
    The centerline acts as a construction line for the next circle. It keeps the center of the circle vertical with respect to the origin.
  4. Move the pointer over the origin until the pointer changes to and click to start the centerline.
  5. Move the mouse above the start of the centerline.
    The pointer changes to to indicate that the centerline is vertical.
  6. When the line is about 45 mm long, click again to end it, and then press Esc.