About the Sketched Form User Interface
The
Sketched Form user interface consists of commands, tabs, and shortcut menus. Click
Model >
Form >
Sketched Form to access the Sketched Form tool.
Commands
• —Creates a punch.
• —Creates a piercing.
• —Sets the depth of the punch or piercing.
• —Flips the direction of the punch or piercing.
• —Flips the
material thickness direction of a punch.
Tabs
• Placement—Displays the selected sketch in the collector. Click Define to create a new sketch. Click Edit to change an existing sketch.
• Options—Displays the following options:
◦ Exclude Surfaces—Available only for punches. Collects sets of surfaces to exclude from the punch.
◦ Capped ends—Available only for punches. Caps the punch.
◦ Add taper—Available only for punches. Tapers the sides of the punch.
◦ Round sharp edges—Sets the radius and location of sharp edges to round:
▪ Nonplacement edges—Rounds sharp edges created by the punch or piercing that do not lie on the placement surface.
▪ Placement edges—Rounds sharp edges created by the punch or piercing that lie on the placement surface.
• Properties—Displays the feature information as follows:
◦ Name—Shows a default 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 Exclude Surfaces collector.
• Define Internal Sketch—Opens Sketcher to create a sketch.
• Edit Internal Sketch—Opens Sketcher to edit a sketch.
• Clear—Removes references from the active collector.
• Punch—Creates a punch.
• Piercing—Creates a piercing.
• Add Taper—Tapers the sides of a punch.
• Show Section Dimensions—Displays sketch dimensions.
• Hide Section Dimensions—Hides sketch dimensions.