About the Extruded Cut User Interface for Sheetmetal Design
The Extruded Cut user interface in Sheetmetal Design consists of commands, tabs, and shortcut menus. To access the Extruded Cut tool, click > 
Extruded Cut.
Extruded Cut.Commands
• Depth options:
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Variable—Extrudes a section from the sketch plane by a specified value.
Variable—Extrudes a section from the sketch plane by a specified value.◦ 
Symmetric—Extrudes a section on both sides of the sketch plane by half the specified depth value in each direction.
Symmetric—Extrudes a section on both sides of the sketch plane by half the specified depth value in each direction.◦ 
To Next—Extrudes a section in the first direction up to the next surface.
To Next—Extrudes a section in the first direction up to the next surface.◦ 
Through All—Extrudes a section in the first direction to intersect with all surfaces.
Through All—Extrudes a section in the first direction to intersect with all surfaces.◦ 
To Reference—Extrudes a section in the first direction of the specified reference to the selected point, curve, plane, or surface of a solid geometry.
To Reference—Extrudes a section in the first direction of the specified reference to the selected point, curve, plane, or surface of a solid geometry.◦ 
—Flips the depth direction of the extrude to the other side of the sketch.
—Flips the depth direction of the extrude to the other side of the sketch.• Settings options:
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Normal to Surface—Toggles between sheet metal and solid cuts. Select it to make the following sheet metal cuts available:
Normal to Surface—Toggles between sheet metal and solid cuts. Select it to make the following sheet metal cuts available:◦ 
—Removes material normal to both driving and offset surfaces.
—Removes material normal to both driving and offset surfaces.◦ 
—Removes material normal to the driving surface.
—Removes material normal to the driving surface.◦ 
—Removes material normal to the offset surface.
—Removes material normal to the offset surface.• 
—Thickens the sketch by a specified value.
—Thickens the sketch by a specified value.• —Flips the thickness direction.
—Flips the thickness direction.Tabs
• Placement—Displays the selected section in the collector. Click Define to sketch a new section. Click Edit to change an existing section.
• Options—Displays the following options:
◦ Depth—Displays depth options for Side 1 and Side 2 as follows:
▪ Blind—Extrudes a section from the sketch plane by a specified value.
▪ Symmetric—Extrudes a section on both sides of the sketch plane by half the specified depth value in each direction.
▪ To Selected—Extrudes a section in the first direction of the specified reference to the selected point, curve, plane, or surface of a solid geometry.
◦ The following additional depth options are available only for a second unattached extruded wall:
▪ Through All—Extrudes a section in the first direction to intersect with all surfaces.
▪ To Next—Extrudes a section in the first direction up to the next surface.
▪ Through Until—Extrudes a section in the first direction to intersect with a selected surface.
• Body Options—Determines which geometry to cut from body.
◦ All
◦ Selected
• Properties—Displays detailed feature information:
◦ Name—Shows a name for the wall.
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—Shows feature information in a browser.
—Shows feature information in a browser.Shortcut Menus
Click in the graphics window to access the mini toolbar commands. Right-click in the graphics window to access the shortcut commands.
• —Thickens the sketch by a specified value.
—Thickens the sketch by a specified value.• 
—Flips the thickness direction.
—Flips the thickness direction.• —Toggles between sheet metal and solid cuts.
—Toggles between sheet metal and solid cuts.• 
—Opens Sketcher to edit an existing sketch.
—Opens Sketcher to edit an existing sketch.• Flip Depth Direction—Flips the depth direction of the extrude to the other side of the sketch.
• Side 1 Depth—Specifies one of the depth types Blind, Symmetric, To Next, Through All, Through Until or To Selected.
• Side 2 Depth—Specifies one of the depth types Blind, Symmetric, To Next, Through All, Through Until or To Selected.
• Side 2—Selects side 2.
• Show Section Dimensions—Displays the dimensions of the section.
Right-click the handle to access the following shortcut commands. Selections change depending on the depth option chosen:
• Blind—Extrudes a section from the sketch plane by a specified value.
• Symmetric—Extrudes a section on both sides of the sketch plane by half the specified depth value in each direction.
• To Next—Extrudes a section in the first direction up to the next surface.
• Through All—Extrudes a section in the first direction to intersect with all surfaces.
• Through Until—Extrudes a section in the first direction to intersect with a selected surface.
• To Selected—Extrudes a section in the first direction of the specified reference to the selected point, curve, plane, or surface of a solid geometry.