About the Sketched Rip User Interface
The Sketched Rip user interface consists of commands, tabs, and shortcut menus. To access the Sketched Rip tool, click > > .
Commands
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Sketch Projection—Projects the sketch to one side, the other side, or both sides of the sketching plane.
• Rip direction—Click the arrow to display the commands:
◦ 
—Rips the material normal to the driving surface.
◦ 
—Rips the material normal to the offset surface.
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Rip Side—Flips the area to rip to the other side of the sketch.
Tabs
• Placement
Use this tab to display the selected sketch reference in the collector. Click Define to open Sketcher to create a sketch. Click Edit to open Sketcher to edit an existing sketch.
• Options
Use this tab to exclude selected surfaces from the rip. The reference collector displays the type of reference selected.
Details—Opens the Surface Sets dialog box to control surface selection.
• Properties
Use this tab to display detailed feature information.
◦ Name—Shows a feature name.
◦ 
—Shows feature information in a browser.
Shortcut Menus
Right-click the graphics window to access the shortcut commands:
• Sketch—Activates the sketch collector.
• Excluded Surfaces—Activates the excluded surfaces collector.
• Clear—Removes the reference from the active collector.
• Define Internal Sketch—Opens Sketcher to create a sketch.
• Edit Internal Sketch—Opens Sketcher to edit an existing sketch.
• Show Section Dimensions—Displays the section dimensions in the graphics window.
• Hide Section Dimensions—Hides the display of the section dimensions in the graphics window.
• Flip Projection Direction—Projects the sketched rip to the other side of the reference plane.
• Flip Rip Side—Switches the area to rip to the other side of the sketch.
Right-click the Projection Direction handle to access the following commands:
• Flip—Projects the sketched rip to the other side of the reference plane.
• Both Sides—Projects the sketched rip to both sides of the reference plane.
Right-click the Rip Normal Direction handle to access the following commands:
• Normal to Driving Surface—Creates the rip normal to the driving surface.
• Normal to Offset Surface—Creates the rip normal to the offset surface.