By Angle

Access: Click the base of the Directional Arrow to display the toolbar of direction options. Select the By Angle option .

Set a direction by angle using one of the following options:

By Plane & Angle

By UCS & Angles

Demo: Press the button below to view a short movie demonstrating the function:

Practice: Press the button below to open Cimatron with a practice ELT file similar to that used to create the movie (if the relevant feature already exists in the ELT file, you can either edit it or delete it and create a new feature).


In the example below, the Add Extrude function is to be used to extrude the circle.

Extrude the circle.

By default, the extrude direction is normal to the plane/face of the entity.

To select another direction, select the arrow base.

A toolbar of direction options is displayed. For this example, select the By Angle option .

The By Angle dialog is displayed; select the required options.

By Plane & Angle

By UCS & Angles

By Plane & Angle:

By UCS & Angles:
Angle Projected on Plane:

By UCS & Angles:
Angle from Axis:

Some functionality may be dependent on the product package. Contact your Reseller if you require a license.