Pad not Normal to Sketch Plane

This task shows how to create a pad using a direction that is not normal to the plane used to create the profile.
Open the Pad6.CATPart document.
1.  Select the profile you wish to extrude.
2. 

Click the Pad icon .

The Pad Definition dialog box appears and the application previews the pad to be created.

 

3. 

Set the Up to plane option and select plane yz. For more about this type of creation, refer to Up to Plane Pads.

4. 

Click the More button to display the whole dialog box.

5. 

Uncheck the Normal to profile option and select the line as shown to use it as a reference.

The application previews the pad with the new creation direction.

6. 

Click OK to confirm the creation.

The pad is created. The specification tree indicates this creation.

 
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