To Create an Unattached Extruded Wall
1. Click
Model >
Extrude. The
Extrude tab opens.
2. Make sure that
for removing material is not selected.
3. Click Placement. The Placement tab opens.
◦ When a sketch already exists, click
Unlink to break the association with the sketch. An internal sketch is created using a copy of the sketch. Create a sketch and click
OK.
◦ When a sketch does not exist, click
Define and set references. Create a sketch and click
OK.
4. Click Options. The Options tab opens. Select a Depth option and a value for each side, if required.
◦ Click Add bends on sharp edges to round sharp edges when the sketch includes nontangent geometry. Set the value of the radius and the location for dimensioning the radius.
◦ To flip the driving surface, click Set driving surface opposite sketch plane
|  Available when you have a second wall in your project. |
◦ To merge the wall to an existing wall in the design, click Merge to model.
5. To set feature-specific bend allowance and calculate the developed length using a different method from that of the part, perform the following operations:
a. Click Bend Allowance. The Bend Allowance tab opens.
b. Click Use feature settings.
c. Perform one of the following operations:
▪ Click By K factor or By Y factor and type a new factor value or select one from the list.
▪ To use a bend table to calculate developed length for arcs, click By bend table. Use the default table, select a new one from the list, or click Browse to browse to a different table.
| Only bend tables copied to the part are available. |
6. To flip the depth direction, click
.
7. Type a value for the wall thickness or accept the default value.
| You can set the thickness only for the first unattached extruded wall, which sets the thickness for all other walls. |
8. To flip the
material thickness direction, click
.
9. Click
.