'Up to Surface' Pads

This task shows how to create pads using the 'Up to surface' option.
Open the Pad5.CATPart document.
1.  Select the profile to be extruded.

2.  Click the Pad icon I_PadP2.gif (218 bytes) .

The Pad Definition dialog box appears and the application previews a pad with a default dimension value.

3.

In the Type field, set the Type option to 'Up to surface'.

An Offset option now appears in the dialog box.


4.  Select the vertical circular face. This face belongs to the same body as the existing pad.
  Using the 'Up to surface' option, you can select a face belonging to the same body as the sketch or a face belonging to Part Body.
  The face is going to limit the extrusion.
  5.  Enter -30 as the offset value. This offset is the distance between the plane and the top face of the pad to be created.
  Optionally click Preview to see the result.
6.  Click OK.

The pad is created. The specification tree indicates this creation.

ainfo.gif (980 bytes)

By default, the application extrudes normal to the plane used to create the profile. To see how to change the direction, refer to Pad not Normal to Sketch Plane .
 
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