Creating Cutouts

Cutout lets you extrude a profile and remove the material resulting from the extrusion.


Before you begin: Create a panel or an extrusion with a sketch and unfold it.
  1. Select the cutout type:
    OptionDescription


    Standard
    Default mode.


    Fold Cutting
    The selected faces are removed and deleted in the folded and unfolded views.
  2. In the Profile box, select the sketch.

    It can contain one or more shapes, a wire, or a part.

    The vectors show the side and the direction of the cutout.

  3. Define the direction.
  4. To define the end and start limits, select the type and its associated parameters.
    OptionDescription
    Dimension Creates the cutout using a depth value.
    Up to next Creates the cutout up to the next surface.
    Up to last Creates the cutout up to the last surface.