Draft Tool Guides and Options
Draft Tool Guides
The following tool guides help step you through the process. Use the Tab key to cycle through them. As soon as the tool guide switches, the cursor may change to reflect the active guide.
Draft Select |
The Draft Select tool guide is active by default. Use it to select the face(s) for which you want to display draft angles. |
Draft Direction |
Use the Draft Direction tool guide or Alt+click to select an alternate reference for the draft direction. |
Draft Probe |
Use the Draft Probe tool guide to set a probe location. Use the Ctrl key to select multiple probe locations. |
Draft Curve |
Use the Draft Curve tool guide to select a temporary curve (created by the faces selected, draft direction, and angle of one or both sides) to create the curve in the structure tree. Curves appear in the current layer color. |
Draft Tool Options
The following options are available:
| Angle | Slide the scale or click - or + to set the minimum angle to display. |
| Direction | Select One or Bothto display the draft angle in one or both directions. |
| Color | Select colors from the drop-down menus to indicate positive and negative draft angles. |
| Color Transition | Slide the scale or click- or + to adjust the color transition between sharp and smooth. The higher this setting, the more gradual the transition between positive and negative faces. |
| Shadow Lines | Display shadow lines where the angle of the face is the same as the draft angle. |