Part VII: Working with Specialized Functionality
I personally prefer to use Rib features, except for free standing ribs where you do not want the
sides extended up to the next wall.Using Draft
SolidWorks Draft is surprisingly powerful for as simple as it is. All the aspects of working with
Draft could take up an entire chapter all on its own. I will try to hit the most important points in
this brief synopsis. The Draft feature creates three types of draft:
l Neutral Plane draft. Drafts faces from a plane or planar face.l (^) Parting Line draft. Drafts faces from selected edges.
l Step draft. Drafts faces from parting line edges, and can create a step at the parting line.
(similar to pivot draft in other software)
Figure 32.11 shows the PropertyManager of the draft feature, including the DraftXpert, which is
mentioned later in this section.
FIGURE 32.11
Draft and DraftXpert PropertyManagers
Neutral Plane draft
The workflow for Neutral Plane draft is as follows: