Setting a Direction: Normal to Reference 
Access: Click the base of the Directional Arrow to display the toolbar of direction options. Select the Normal to Reference option .
Set a direction normal to a point on a reference curve, plane or face.
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Demo: Press the button below to view
a short movie demonstrating the function:
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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). |
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Direction:
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Direction:
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In the example below, the Add Extrude function is to be used to extrude the circle.
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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 Normal to Reference option |
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Pick a curve, plane or face.
1. If a plane or planar face is selected, the direction vector is normal to it.
2. If a non-planar face is selected, you are prompted to pick a point on the face. The direction vector is normal to the face at the selected point.
3. If a curve is selected, you are prompted to pick a point on the curve. The direction vector is normal to the curve at the selected point.
To flip the direction 180 degrees, select the arrow body (head or shaft).
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Reference entity: |
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