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A Pro/DESKTOP Tutorial (Module 10)		 [Toy Boat]
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To change the sketch into a 3D feature to form the body of the boat

[Figure 4]
Fig 4.


  1. Choose the Select Lines [Select Lines button] tool and drag a box over the whole sketch. (Hold down the left mouse button and drag over the drawing, the drawing will turn red when selected
  2. From the View menu choose Isometric
  3. Choose the Extrude Profile [Extrude Profile button] tool
  4. In the dialogue box enter a distance of 50mm, check the Add material and Above workplane
  5. Select OK.

To create a new workplane on which to draw a rectangle on the face of the block
  1. Choose the Select Faces [Select Faces button] tool
  2. Select with the right mouse button in the drawing area
  3. From the View menu choose Autoscale. (The block fills the screen area)
  4. Move the cursor to slightly inside the top face , so that all the top face edges are pre-highlighted, in light blue
  5. Select the face by clicking the left mouse button,( the line goes red.)
  6. Click the right mouse button.(Notice that the pop-up menu has changed to contain items that are applicable to the currently selected object.)
  7. Choose Workplanes and then Plane of Object.
  8. Select OK to accept the default names.
  9. From the View menu and then Plan. (It is easier and more accurate to draw a rectangle on the workplane in plan view than on the isometric view).

To draw a rectangular cabin on the top of the hull

[Figure 5]
Fig 5.


  1. Choose the Create Rectangle [Create Rectangle button] tool
  2. Draw a suitable rectangle to form the sketch of the base of the cabin
  3. Choose the Extrude Profile [Extrude Profile button] tool
  4. In the dialogue box enter a distance of 50mm, check the Add material and Above workplane
  5. Select OK.
  6. From the View menu choose Isometric

To create a new workplane on which to sketch a circle for a chimney

[Figure 6]
Fig 6.


  1. Choose the Select Faces [Select Faces button] tool.
  2. Select with the right mouse button in the drawing area
  3. Choose View and then Autoscale (This makes the block fill the screen area)
  4. Select the top face of the cabin (the lines goes red)
  5. From the Workplane menu choose Plane of Object.
  6. Select OK to accept the default names.
  7. From the View menu choose Plan.
  8. Choose the Create Circle [Create Circle button] tool
  9. Draw the circle towards the front of the boat
  10. Move the cursor to the outside edge of the circle and double click the left mouse button
  11. In the Properties dialogue box enter the Radius as 10mm,
  12. Select OK.

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