Perform a Draft Analysis on the Plastic Part Model

In this section, open the source part model and perform a Draft analysis to identify curvature issues in the model.

  1. Open PFTutorial_complete.ipt. If the window tab is still open, activate it.
  2. On the ribbon, click Inspect tabAnalysis panel Draft.
  3. Enter -0.1 deg and 0.1 deg as the range for the analysis.
  4. Expand the Origin browser node and select the Y axis as the pull direction. Click OK to perform the analysis.
  5. Rotate the model and zoom in to see the ends of the model, as shown in the following image.

    Notice the draft analysis shows an undercut on each end of the model. It must be fixed to create a proper runoff surface.

  6. On the ribbon, click View tab Visibility panel Analysis to turn off the draft analysis display.

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