About the Planar Wall User Interface
The Planar user interface consists of commands, tabs, and shortcut menus. To access the Planar Wall tool, click Sheetmetal > Planar.
Commands
Thickness box—Sets the sheet metal thickness. (Available only for the first planar wall.)
—Flips the direction of the sheet metal thickness.
Tabs
References—Displays the selected sketch in the collector. Edit opens Sketcher to edit the sketch.
Options—These options are not available for a first wall and they include:
Merge to model—Merges the wall geometry to an existing wall in the design.
Keep merged edges—Does not merge wall edges to existing wall edges.
Keep edges of bends—Keeps the edges between existing bend surfaces and new geometry being created.
Do not merge to model—Does not merge the wall geometry to an existing wall in the design.
Set driving surface opposite sketch plane—Flips the driving surface of the sheet metal.
Properties—Displays detailed feature information:
Name—Shows a name for the wall.
—Shows feature information in a browser.
Shortcut Menus
Right-click the graphics window to access the shortcut commands:
Edit Internal Sketch—Opens the sketch in Sketcher for editing.
Clear—Removes the selected reference from the collector.
Define Internal Sketch—Selects the sketch plane and opens Sketcher to define the sketch.
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