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Selecting a SPecialty Feature 271

The workflow for the Dome feature is as follows:
1. Select an area to be domed, or use a split line to create an area to be domed on an
existing face.
2. Initiate the Dome feature, set a height, tell it to add or remove material, and set the other
settings including the constraint sketch.
3. Accept the feature with the green checkmark icon.

Using the Wrap Feature
The Wrap feature enables you to wrap 2D sketches around analytical or complex faces. Trying to
wrap around 360 degrees can cause some difficulties, so you might try that sort of thing in two
steps, either with two wraps or a combination of features.
The Wrap feature works by flattening the face, relating the sketch to the flat pattern of the
face, and then mapping the face boundaries and sketching back onto the 3D face. It is not a
simple projection; it actually does wrap the sketch onto curved faces. Figure 8.11 shows the Wrap
PropertyManager interface along with a Wrap onto a cylinder and a Wrap onto a complex shape.
The complex wrap is available in the download materials for this chapter (see Complex
Wrap.sldprt).

Figure 8.11
The Wrap Property­
Manager interface