Creating a Division Profile Family

Use this procedure to create a division profile family that you can apply to part edges when dividing a part or editing an existing part division.

  1. Click NewFamily.
  2. In the New Family - Select Template File dialog, navigate up 2 levels to the Data directory.
  3. Double-click Imperial, double-click Family Templates, select Division Profile.rft, and click Open.

    A plan view opens that includes 2 reference planes. There are no other views available in which to sketch geometry.

  4. Click Create tab Detail panel Line, and sketch the desired profile.
  5. To specify the detail at which the profile family displays in the project, select any of the lines of the profile sketch, and click Modify Lines tab Visibility panel Visibility Settings.
  6. Select the desired detail levels (Fine, Medium, or Coarse), and click OK.
  7. On the properties palette, ensure that the value for the Profile Usage parameter is <Generic>.
  8. Save the family.
Parent topic: Parts