Alibre Design

Chapter 7 - Feature CreationNatural: Extends the edges of the wall along their natural curves until theyintersect; for example.Round: Creates fillets on any corners of the wall profile.Extend: Extends the edges of the wall beyond their endpoints in straight linesuntil they intersect.5. Specify an extrusion direction. Select the Along Normal option to create theextrusion normal to the sketch plane. Unselect the Along Normal option andselect an edge or axis to create the extrusion in a direction other than normal tothe sketch plane.6. To taper the extrusion, specify a Draft Angle. To change the draft orientation,select the Outward option.7. Specify the Wall Thickness by entering values for the Side 1 and Side 2 wallthicknesses. Specifying a Side 1 value will create or remove material inward fromthe sketch, and a Side 2 value will create or remove material outward from thesketch.8. Click OK to create the thin wall extrusion.7.4 Revolve Boss and Revolve CutAlthough the revolve boss and revolve cut features are different in end result, the stepsused to create them are identical.Revolve features, also referred to as revolutions, either create or remove material byrevolving a sketch around a centerline.165