About the Project User Interface
The Project tab consists of commands, tabs, and shortcut menus. Click > 
Project to open the Project tab.
Project to open the Project tab.Commands
• Project
◦ 
Chain—Projects curves or edge chains.
Chain—Projects curves or edge chains.◦ 
Sketch—Projects a sketch.
Sketch—Projects a sketch.◦ Cosmetic Sketch—Projects a cosmetic sketch.
◦ Projected item collector—Displays the curves, chains, sketch, or cosmetic sketch to project.
• Project On
◦ Surfaces collector—Displays the surfaces of one or more bodies, or quilts, or datum planes onto which to project the sketch or chains.
• Project Direction
◦ Direction list—Sets the projection direction to one of the following options:
▪ Along Direction—Projects along a specified direction.
▪ Normal to Surface—Projects normal to the curve plane or a specified plane or surface.
◦ Direction reference collector—Displays the plane, axis, axis of a coordinate system, or straight entity to use as the direction reference.
◦ 
—Flips the direction of the projection.
—Flips the direction of the projection.Tabs
• References
◦ Projected item list—Sets the item to project to chain, sketch, or cosmetic sketch.
◦ Chains collector—Displays curves or edge chains to project.
▪ Details—Opens the Chain dialog box to modify chain properties.
◦ Sketch—Displays a sketch or cosmetic sketch to project.
▪ Define—Opens the Sketch dialog box.
▪ Edit—Opens the Sketch dialog box to edit the internal sketch.
◦ Surfaces collector—Displays the surfaces of one or more bodies, or quilts, or datum planes, onto which to project the sketch or chains.
▪ Details—Opens the Surface Sets dialog box to modify surface set properties.
◦ Direction Reference—Displays a plane, axis, coordinate system axis, or straight entity to specify the projection direction.
▪ Flip—Flips the direction reference.
• Properties
◦ Name box—Sets a name for a projection.
◦ 
—Displays detailed component information in a browser.
—Displays detailed component information in a browser.Shortcut Menus
Right-click the graphics window to access shortcut menu commands.
• Select Sketch—Activates the Sketch collector on the References tab if Sketch or Cosmetic Sketch is selected.
Sketch or Cosmetic Sketch is selected.• Select Chain—Activates the Chains collector on the References tab when Chain is selected.
Chain is selected.• Select Surfaces—Activates the Surfaces collector to select the surfaces of one or more bodies, quilts, or datum planes, onto which to project the sketch or chains.
• Select Direction Reference—Activates the Project Direction collector.
• Clear—Clears the active collector.
• Define Internal Sketch—When Sketch or Cosmetic Sketch is selected, opens the Sketch dialog box.
Sketch or Cosmetic Sketch is selected, opens the Sketch dialog box.• Edit Internal Sketch—When Sketch or Cosmetic Sketch is selected, opens the Sketch dialog box.
Sketch or Cosmetic Sketch is selected, opens the Sketch dialog box.• Along direction—Projects the selected chains or sketch in a specified direction.
• Normal to surface—Projects the selected chains or sketch normal to the target surface.