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Part Modeling

The bounding box is particularly useful for manufacturing, it helps us to find the

smallest material stock size from which the part can be made. The bounding box's

volume, width, depth and height information is added to the document's properties

for reference. Use the menu "File, Properties" and select the "Configuration

Specific" tab. The box dimensions can be used later in the detail drawing.

Summary Information 0 X
~--..............

Apply to: BOM quantity:

I Default 1-None - Edit list

Property Name Type Val. ue I Text Expression Evaluated Value
...............
1 Total Bounding Box Length Text v "SW-Total Bounding Box Length@@@Bounding 3

2 Total Bounding Box Width Text v "SW-Total Bounding Box Width@@@Bounding B 3

3 Total Bounding Box Thickness Text v ·sw-Total Bounding Box Thickness@@@Boundin .2.943

4 Total Bounding Box Volume Text v "SW-Total Bounding Box Volume@@@Bounding 26.483

5 <Type a new property> v
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. Remember that we can use sketch geometry from any sketch to create

) reference geometry (Planes, Axes and Coordinate Systems), but before we

can use it, we need to make the sketch visible using the "Show/Hide" button

in the pop-up toolbar. If you cannot see a sketch after showing it, the "View

Sketches" button in the "Hide/Show" drop-down command may be inactive.

[!J Right Plane [!J Right Plane

L Origin ..--------.. ~------~
!Q L Origin

~ ~ Extrudel ~ ~ Extrudel

,.. ~ Extrude2 J> ,.. ~ Extrude2

L_ Sketch [_ Sketch~~

,------,
~ ~ Cut-Extrude2 ~ ~ Cut-Extrude2 Hide

lj3 Filletl lj3 Filletl

(9 Fillet2 (9 Fillet2

~ ~ Extrude3 ~ ~ Extrude3

Changes the visibility of items in the

graphic:s area.

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