SolidWorks: Cut-Extrude Basics

EXTRUDED CUT
Using the Extruded Boss/Base model created in the Extruded Boss/Base blog, we will modify the 3D block to include a circle feature by removing material. The Extruded Cut feature can be found on the features tab in the Command Manager interface
You can also go to the toolbar and click Insert Cut -Extrude to pull up the Cut-Extrude Feature menu as well.

Once the Extrude menu appears on the left-hand side of your screen, it will prompt you to select a plane or sketch that will be used to create the 3D model feature.
Select the desired 2D sketch from the feature tree by clicking on the sketch name as shown.
The Cut-Extrude feature will then preview the shape of cut based on the selected sketc

The Cut-Extrude feature button will prompt you to set parameters in the menu

FROM
Under the “From” header there is a drop-down list containing a variety of options of where to start the Cut-Extrude from.

The “From” options are as follows:

Sketch Plane: The plane in which the sketch was created

Surface/Face/Plane: A different surface/face/plane than which the sketch was created

Vertex: A point

Offset: An offset distance from the original sketch plane.

The most common is Sketch Plane, and that is what will be used for this tutorial.

DIRECTION 1
Under the “Direction 1” header there is a drop-down list containing options for the distance you wish to cut.

The “Direction 1” options are as follows:

Blind: A specified distance

Through All: Through the entire part in one direction, normal to the sketch plane

Through All - Both: Through the entire part in two directions, normal to the sketch plane

Up To Next: Up to the next surface of the part

Up to Vertex: Up to a point/vertex

Up To Surface: Up to a surface/plane/face

Offset From Surface: A specified distance away from a surface/plane/face

Up to Body: Up to a body within the model

Mid Plane: A specified total distance in both directions, normal to the sketch plane

“Blind” and “Through All” are basic and the most common directions selected when using the Cut- Extrude feature. You can also toggle the direction of the cut to reverse direction by clicking the double arrowed icon
DEPTH
Within the depth box is where the desired length or “depth” of the Cut-Extrude will be entered.

DIRECTION 2
There is another heading called “Direction 2” that has the same capabilities as Direction 1, but this will be in the opposite direction, normal to the sketch plane. To choose Direction 2 feature, select the check box next to the heading “Direction 2”.



Once the Cut-Extrude parameters are finalized, click the green check mark in either the upper left or right-hand corners, to create the feature.

Once you select the green check mark, the extrude cut feature should appear within the feature tree, and the material should be removed from the part.

The Cut-Extrude feature is a very useful tool. In the manufacturing world, it can be a common practice to start with stock material (i.e. a standard plate size) and proceed to use the Cut-Extrude tool to remove material as you would during the machining phase.

thanks for
Austin Jacobs
Project Engineer at Perception Engineering

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