To draw a sketch of the player case
Fig. 1. The 'New' window
Fig. 2.
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- Open Pro/DESKTOP
- From the File menu select New
- Choose Design
- Select OK
- Maximise the screens
- Choose the Create Rectangle
tool.
- Move the pencil cursor to the workplane (Green rectangle with arrow on).
- Move to just inside the top left of the green rectangle,.
- Press and hold and drag the cursor down to the right to create a rectangle. Release the mouse button to finish creating the rectangle.
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To constrain the rectangle to a set size
Fig. 3.
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- Choose the Constrain Separation
tool
- Move over a side of the rectangle (The selected line goes light blue)
- Select the line by clicking the left mouse button. (The line turns red)
- Select the opposite line, press, hold and drag the cursor to create the constraint outside the rectangle
- Repeat on the other two lines that make up the rectangle
- Double-click the left mouse button on the Constraint to open the Properties dialogue window.
- Enter a length of 100mm and repeat for the other constraint to make the width 80mm.
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To create a block feature from this sketch
Fig. 4. The 'Extrude Profile' window
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- Choose the Select Lines
tool. (the lines will turn red when selected)
- From the View menu choose Isometric
- Choose the Extrude Profile from the Features Toolbar
- In the dialogue box enter a distance of 25mm, check the Add material and Above workplane
- Select OK.
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