To Create a Sketched Rip
1. Click > > 
Sketched Rip. The Sketched Rip tab opens.
Sketched Rip. The Sketched Rip tab opens.2. Perform one of the following operations:
◦ Select an existing sketch. To break the association with the sketch, click Unlink. An internal sketch is created using a copy of the sketch.
◦ In the Placement tab, click Define. Set references, create a sketch, and click 
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. | A valid sketch must be a single continuous open chain. |
3. To flip the projection direction of the sketch to the other side of the reference plane, click 
Sketch Projection.
Sketch Projection.4. Click the arrow next to Rip direction to define the rip normal direction.
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—Rips the material normal to the driving surface.
—Rips the material normal to the driving surface.◦ 
—Rips the material normal to the offset surface.
—Rips the material normal to the offset surface.5. To swap the area to rip to the other side of the sketch, click 
Rip Side.
Rip Side.6. To exclude one or more surfaces from the rip, click Options. The Options tab opens. Select one or more surfaces to exclude.
7. Click 
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