Sketching a Polygon in Sheet Metal

  1. Select the Sheet Metal tab.
  2. Click Polygon in the Sketch group.
  3. (Optional) Select Use internal radius in the Options panel to dimension the polygon based on the diameter of a circle inscribed within the polygon. Uncheck the option to dimension the polygon based on a circumscribed circle.
  4. (Optional) Click the Profile option if you want to create walls as you sketch.
  5. Click to set the center of the polygon.
    You can dimension the points relative to other sketch objects.
  6. Drag the mouse to draw the polygon and change its orientation.
    The orientation is the polygon's angle relative to the X and Y axis.
    You can press Tab and type a number to change the diameter, orientation, or number of sides.
  7. Click to complete the polygon.
    The sides of the polygon are all related, and act as one object. When pulled in 3D, the edges and faces of the polygonal solid will also maintain this relationship.
    Tip: If you trim a polygon sketch with the Trim Away tool, you can drag the original sides of the polygon with the Select tool to recreate the polygon.