'Up to Last' Pads
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This task shows how to create pads using the `Up to last' option. | ||
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Open the Pad3.CATPart document. | ||
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1. | Select the profile to be extruded, that is the circle. | |
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| 2. | Click the Pad icon .The Pad Definition dialog box appears and CATIA previews a pad with 10 mm as the default dimension value. |
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| 3. | Click the arrow in the geometry area to reverse the extrusion direction (or click the Reverse Direction button). | ||
| 4. | In the Type field, set the option to
'Up to last'. |
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The last face encountered by the extrusion is going to limit the pad. |
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| Optionally, click Preview to see the result. | |||
| 5. | Click OK. The pad is created. The specification tree indicates this creation. |
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By default, CATIA extrudes normal to the plane used to create the profile. To see how to change the direction, refer to Pad not Normal to Sketch Plane . | ||
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