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© 2023, ASCENT - Center for Technical Knowledge® i C o n t e n ts Preface ............................................................................................................ ix In This Guide .................................................................................................. xi Practice Files ................................................................................................ xiii Chapter 1: Part Design Overview ................................................................ 1-1 1.1 Part Design Philosophies ............................................................... 1-2 Default Reference Planes ................................................................. 1-2 Base Feature..................................................................................... 1-2 Active Body ....................................................................................... 1-2 Sketch Support.................................................................................. 1-3 Sketcher References......................................................................... 1-3 Positioned Sketch ............................................................................. 1-3 Dimensions ....................................................................................... 1-3 Parent-Child Relationships................................................................ 1-4 Depth Options ................................................................................... 1-4 Formulas ........................................................................................... 1-4 Feature Order.................................................................................... 1-4 Multi-body.......................................................................................... 1-4 Boolean Operations .......................................................................... 1-5 1.2 Maintaining Design Intent .............................................................. 1-6 Practice 1a Capturing Design Intent in Sketcher ................................ 1-7 Practice 1b Locking Insert................................................................... 1-10 Practice 1c (Optional) Sketcher Analysis .......................................... 1-12 Practice 1d (Optional) Sketcher .......................................................... 1-18 Chapter Review Questions................................................................... 1-23 Sample provided by ASCENT for review only All copying and reuse strictly forbidden.

• Cover Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Preface
• In This Guide
• Chapter 1: Part Design Overview
• 1.1 Part Design Philosophies
• 1.2 Maintaining Design Intent
• Practice 1a Capturing Design Intent in Sketcher
• Practice 1b Locking Insert
• Practice 1c (Optional) Sketcher Analysis
• Practice 1d (Optional) Sketcher
• Chapter Review Questions