Create a Frame Leg

Next, create a leg from the skeleton part and then ground it in the assembly.

1. On the ribbon, click Assemble tab Component panel Create .
2. Enter Leg as the part name, and base the part on the Standard(mm).ipt template.
3. Click OK in the Create In-Place Component dialog box.
4. Expand the Origin folder under Skeleton.iam in the browser. Click the XY Plane node. It aligns the part origin to the assembly origin.
   Note: This step is critical to aligning all parts based on the skeleton model.
5. Exit the sketch in the new part, and then delete Sketch1 to tidy up the Model browser.
6. Use the Derive command to derive the SkeletonBase.ipt part into the Leg part.
7. Exclude all sketches other than VERTICAL LEGS SKETCH.
8. Expand Work Geometry in the Derived Part dialog box, and exclude all work features other than Work Plane-BOTT of Frame.
9. Exclude Surface Bodies and Parameters from the derived component.
10. Click OK.
11. Click 3D Model tab Create panel Extrude . Extrude the tube profile highlighted in the following illustration.
    • Click the Extents button flyout arrow in the Extrude mini-toolbar, and select To selected face/point. Then, click the derived work plane in the graphics window.
    • Click the green Ok button to complete the feature.
      

      1 - Extrude to workplane

      2 - Profile

12. Expand SkeletonBase.ipt in the Model browser. Right-click Work Plane - BOTT of Frame, and remove the checkmark next to Visibility.
13. Finally, return to the assembly environment. Right-click Leg in the Model browser and select Grounded from the pop-up context menu.
14. Save the assembly.

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