FORM FEATURES -2

Reference Features
These let you create reference planes or reference axes. These references can assist you in creating features on cylinders, cones, spheres and revolved solid bodies.
􀂾 Click on INSERT → DATUM/POINT to view the different Reference Feature options:
Datum Plane, Datum Axis, Datum CSYS, and Point 


Swept Features
These let you create bodies by extruding or revolving sketch geometry. Swept Features include:
• Extruded Body
• Revolved Body
• Sweep along Guide
• Tube
• Styled Sweep


To select a swept feature you can do the following:
􀂾 Click on INSERT → DESIGN FEATURE for Extrude and Revolve
or
􀂾 Click on INSERT → SWEEP for the rest of the options


Remove Features
Remove Features let you create bodies by removing solid part from other parts.
􀂾 Click on INSERT → DESIGN FEATURE
Remove Features include,
• Hole
• Boss
• Pocket
• Pad
• Slot
• Groove

You can also select the features by clicking on the icons

User-Defined features
These allow you to create your own form features to automate commonly used design elements.
You can use user-defined features to extend the range and power of the built-in form features.
􀂾 Click on INSERT → DESIGN FEATURE → USER DEFINED


Extract Features
These features let you create bodies by extracting curves, faces and regions. These features are widely spaced under Associative Copy and Offset/Scale menus. 

Extract Features include:

• Extract
• Sheet from curves
• Bounded plane
• Thicken Sheet
• Sheet to Solid Assistant

 Click on INSERT → ASSOCIATIVE
COPY → EXTRACT for Extract options
􀂾 Click on INSERT → OFFSET/SCALE for
Thicken Sheet and Sheets to Solid Assistant
􀂾 Click on INSERT → SURFACE for
Bounded Plane and Sheet from curves