Setting a Direction: By Reference

Set a direction by indicating two points. The direction vector starts from the 1st point and proceeds toward the 2nd point.

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 Reference option .

Pick a reference line, axis, UCS axis, or a cylindrical or conical face.

Reference entity: Line or Axis

Reference entity: UCS Axis

Reference entity: Cylindrical or Conical Face

Reference entity: Line or Axis

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).
Direction: Along Line / Axis:
Direction: Along X:

The direction vector is according to the way the line was created. (In the example below, the selected edge proceeds from bottom up - extruded in the Z direction.) However, the line's direction is not always obvious. If the extrude direction points the wrong way, you can click on the arrow head or body to flip the direction 180 degrees.

Reference entity: Line	Result:

 

Reference entity: UCS Axis

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).

Pick one of the axes from the UCS. In the example below, the Z axis is picked.

Reference entity: UCS Axis	Result:

Reference entity: Cylindrical or Conical Face

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).

Pick a cylindrical face, conic face, revolve face, circle, arc, or circular edge to which the extrusion will be normal.

In the example below, a conic face is picked. (If the extrude direction points the wrong way, you can click on the arrow head or body to flip the direction 180 degrees.)

Reference entity: Cylindrical Face	Result:

To get the same results, you can also pick one of the circular edges. The extrude direction is now the same as that of the cone.

Reference entity: Conical Face	Result:

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