About the Split Area User Interface
The Split Area tab consists of commands, tabs, and shortcut menus. To access the Split Area tool, click Sheetmetal > Editing > Split Area.
Commands
Projection Direction—Projects the sketch on one side, the other side, or on both sides of the sketching plane.
Split direction options:
—Creates the split area normal to the driving surface.
—Creates the split area normal to the offset surface.
Sketch Direction—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.
—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.