ECAD > Working With ECAD Assemblies > Creating and Modifying Board Segments > Modifying Board Segments > Creating Cuts > To Create a Cut
To Create a Cut
1. Click Model > Extrude. The Extrude tab opens.
2. Make sure that Remove Material for removing material is selected.
3. Click Placement. The Placement tab opens.
◦ To edit an existing sketch, click Unlink to break the association with the sketch. An internal sketch is created using a copy of the sketch. Edit the sketch.
◦ When a sketch does not exist, click Define and set references. Create a sketch.
4. Click Options. The Options tab opens. Select a Depth option and a value for each side, if required.
5. To create a cut normal to the surfaces of a board, click the arrow next to Normal to surface and select the type of cut to create:
◦ Normal to Both Surfaces
◦ Normal to Driving Surface
◦ Normal to Offset Surface
6. To thicken the sketch, click Thicken Sketch and specify a value.
7. To flip the depth direction to the other side of the sketch plane, click .
8. Click .
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