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Extrude Cut Catalog Feature

Step 3Mirror Profile and Modify Parameter Names

Mirror Profile and Modify Parameter Names
After creating the sketch, right click on the line about which the profile will be mirrored and select Convert to Reference Figure to convert the Regular figure to a Reference figure. A valid sketch has to be a SINGLE closed figure, and a Regular line dividing the two mirrored halves will prevent the successful creation of a Feature.

Rename all the parameters in the Equation Editor with an identifier at the beginning of the parameter name. We use a vendor abbreviation and profile identification followed by an underscore, inserted at the beginning of each parameter name. This provides rapid identification of parameters associated with a particular Catalog Feature when working with the Equation Editor in the destination Part file.


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