Introduction to SolidWorks

Lesson 3 – Modeling the Skateboard Deck Using Extruded Boss/Base
Section II – Modeling Simple Parts 3.3 The Skateboard Deck

 When you place the mouse cursor over the Front Plane icon in the FeatureManager, a

large red rectangle becomes visible. This is the front plane that we will use to sketch the

cross-section of the skateboard. The square is only a portion of a plane that extends to

infinity in the X and Y directions. A sketch outside the square is still in the front plane.

Step 13: In the CommandManager, click the Sketch toolbar. This will make it active and the
sketch commands will become visible. Next, click the Line command and sketch the skateboard
cross-section as shown in Figure 3. 3.

Figure 3. 2 – Selecting the Front Plane