About the Split Area User Interface
The Split Area tab consists of commands, tabs, and shortcut menus. To access the Split Area tool, click > > .
Commands
• ![](../../../sheetmetal/sheetmetaldesign/images/smt_project_sketch.png)
![](../../../sheetmetal/sheetmetaldesign/images/extrev_flip.png)
—Projects the sketch on one side, the other side, or on both sides of the sketching plane.
• ![](../../../sheetmetal/sheetmetaldesign/images/smt_cut_norm_green.png)
—Creates the split area normal to the driving surface.
• ![](../../../sheetmetal/sheetmetaldesign/images/smt_cut_norm_white.png)
—Creates the split area normal to the offset surface.
• ![](../../../sheetmetal/sheetmetaldesign/images/rip_sketch_area_side.png)
![](../../../sheetmetal/sheetmetaldesign/images/extrev_flip.png)
—Toggles the location of the new surface ID to the area inside or to the area outside of the sketch.
Tabs
• Placement
Use the Placement tab to select a sketch reference to define the split area.
◦ Click Define to open Sketcher to create a sketch.
◦ Click Edit to open Sketcher to edit an existing sketch.
• Properties
Use the Properties tab to display detailed feature information.
◦ Name—Shows a feature name.
◦ ![](../../../sheetmetal/sheetmetaldesign/images/dash_info.png)
—Shows feature information in a browser.
Shortcut Menus
Right-click the graphics window to access the shortcut commands:
• Define Internal Sketch—Opens Sketcher to create a sketch.
• Edit Internal Sketch—Opens Sketcher to edit an existing sketch.
• Clear—Removes the reference from the active collector.
• Flip Projection Direction—Projects the sketch on one side, the other side, or on both sides of the sketch plane.
• Flip Split Direction—Toggles the location of the new surface ID to the area inside or to the area outside of the sketch.
• Show Section Dimensions—Displays the section dimensions.
• Hide Section Dimensions—Hides the section dimensions.
Right-click the Projection Direction handle to access the shortcut commands:
• Flip—Projects the sketch from one side to the other side of the sketch plane.
• Both Sides—Projects the sketch on both sides of the sketch plane.