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Step 6Raised Panel
You should now have successfully created a Raised Panel.
One common problem is to select the Boss rather than the Cut when creating a feature. If the profile does not look correct, check this first. Alibre 9.1 now shows the Boss or Cut icon in the Design Explorer representative of the operation being performed
Another problem encountered with sweeps is for the profile to sweep back upon itself around very sharp corners. If the sweep is invalid, you may need to reduce the size of extra sketch figures outside of the actual sweep cut area.
You can also use this Raised Panel part from which to create Raised Panels with other profiles. Insert and Constrain the new profile Catalog Feature (or create a new profile sketch) and shift the sketch to just above the Raised Panel Feature. Edit the Raised Panel Feature and replace the Sketch to Sweep with the new profile sketch. This can be done by selecting the Sketch to Sweep field and then selecting the new profile sketch to populate that field. Select OK and the two sketches will change places. Multiple inactive profile sketches can remain in a single part and selected as required to define the desired profile. Then again is easy to just save each profile for a panel in a different part file (and delete unused profile sketches).
Catalog Feature sketch parameters can have their Equations modified to include values or formulas to drive the sketch location and dimensions. It is common to define the distance of a stepped panel recess based on the thickness of a panel and desired tongue thickness.
With Configurations, different sized panels can be defined in a single part file by just changing the Width and Length of the Panel.
Different Profile Features can be suppressed to yield a particular panel profile. Different profile sketches can not be defined for a Feature by configurations as all configurations have to share the same features. But, multiple Profile Sweep Cut features can be created and suppress used to show only the profile, or combination of profiles desired for that Configuration.
One common problem is to select the Boss rather than the Cut when creating a feature. If the profile does not look correct, check this first. Alibre 9.1 now shows the Boss or Cut icon in the Design Explorer representative of the operation being performed
Another problem encountered with sweeps is for the profile to sweep back upon itself around very sharp corners. If the sweep is invalid, you may need to reduce the size of extra sketch figures outside of the actual sweep cut area.
You can also use this Raised Panel part from which to create Raised Panels with other profiles. Insert and Constrain the new profile Catalog Feature (or create a new profile sketch) and shift the sketch to just above the Raised Panel Feature. Edit the Raised Panel Feature and replace the Sketch to Sweep with the new profile sketch. This can be done by selecting the Sketch to Sweep field and then selecting the new profile sketch to populate that field. Select OK and the two sketches will change places. Multiple inactive profile sketches can remain in a single part and selected as required to define the desired profile. Then again is easy to just save each profile for a panel in a different part file (and delete unused profile sketches).
Catalog Feature sketch parameters can have their Equations modified to include values or formulas to drive the sketch location and dimensions. It is common to define the distance of a stepped panel recess based on the thickness of a panel and desired tongue thickness.
With Configurations, different sized panels can be defined in a single part file by just changing the Width and Length of the Panel.
Different Profile Features can be suppressed to yield a particular panel profile. Different profile sketches can not be defined for a Feature by configurations as all configurations have to share the same features. But, multiple Profile Sweep Cut features can be created and suppress used to show only the profile, or combination of profiles desired for that Configuration.
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