Alibre Design

Chapter 7 - Feature Creation7.3.2 Creating Thin Wall Extrude Boss And CutFeaturesThin wall extrude features either create thin walled bosses or cuts by extending asketch in a linear direction by a specified distance. As opposed to normal extrude bossand cut features discussed previously, thin wall extrusions can be created with open orclosed sketches see "Open and Closed Sketches" on page 112.‣ To create a thin wall extrude boss or cut:1. With a sketch still active, from the Feature menu, select Thin Wall Boss >Extrude or Thin Wall Cut > Extrude. The Extrude Thin Boss or the ExtrudeThin Cut dialog box appears.2. Select a Type. (Refer to Creating Extrude Boss and Cut see "Creating ExtrudeBoss and Extrude Cut Features" on page 160 for information related to the Typecondition.)3. Specify a Length/Depth value or select a Target.4. Select a Gap Type:164