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3D CAD - Extrude Boss & Cut Introduction - Table Napkin Holder

Step 93D CAD - Table Napkin Holder - Initial Side Sketch

3D CAD - Table Napkin Holder - Initial Side Sketch
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Click on nearest visible outside face to select working plane and face,

Type: Ctrl+K, Enter, to begin Sketching on this face.

Select from the Sketching toolbar, the icon: Circular Arc, Center, Start, End
(Reset Snap to Grid before Proceeding: Ctrl+Shift+O > Grid Tab, Click in Snap to Grid, OK)

Click on a grid intersecion two squares above the Origin along the Vertical Axis to center the Arc,

Click on the Top edge at the Vertical Axis to start the arc.
Then on the Left edge at the completion of a 90° arc.

Now Menu select: Sketch > Figures > Elliptical Arc, Click.

Start the center of the Elliptical Arc at the Origin,

Then to starting the Major Axis at the intersection of the Vertical Axis and the top, selecting the end of the Circular Arc, ending the minor axis at the intersection of
the Horizontal Axis and Right Edge.

Again, click the end of the Circular Arc, and drag down to the right to begin tracing how far the Elliptical arc will cover, stopping at the Horizontal.

Click to end.
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