Applies draft to specified faces of a feature.
The software calculates draft angle from a fixed or tangent edge, a fixed face of an existing feature, or a work plane. Calculates draft angle from a fixed or tangent edge, a fixed face of an existing feature, or a work plane.
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Ribbon:
3D Model tab
Modify panel
Draft
Draft Type
Fixed Edge - Creates draft about one or multiple tangent contiguous fixed edges per face. Result creates more faces.
Fixed Plane - Specifies a planar face or workplane, and determines the pull direction. The pull direction is normal to the selected face or plane.
Creates draft about a fixed plane. The planar part face or work plane determines which selected faces are drafted. Depending on the position of the fixed plane, the draft can both add and remove material.
Note: Press Ctrl and click near the edge of a selected face or edge to remove from the selection set. 
Parting Line - Creates draft about a 2D or 3D sketch. The model receives draft above and below the parting line.
Selections
Sets pull direction or fixed plane, and faces or edges to draft.
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- The draft type sets pull direction or fixed plane.
- Pull Direction indicates direction in which a mold is pulled from a part. As you move the cursor in the graphics window, a vector displays normal to a highlighted face, or along a highlighted edge. When the vector displays, click a planar face, work plane, edge, or axis to select.
- Fixed Plane specifies the planar face or work plane from which the selected faces are drafted, and sets the pull direction perpendicular to the plane. To reverse pull direction, click Flip Direction. Select edges separately to angle each separately.
Flip Direction - Reverses the pull-direction arrow.
- Parting Line
- Selects the 2D or 3D sketch to use as the parting line.
- Faces
- Specifies the faces or edges for the draft. As you move the cursor over a face, a symbol indicates the fixed edge for the draft, and how the draft is applied. Click the top edge to fix it, and move the bottom edge with the taper. Click the bottom edge to fix it, and move the top edge with the taper. Click again to select an edge of a selected face.
- Automatic Face Chain
- Includes faces tangent to the selected face in the draft selection set.
- Automatic Blending
- Is available for faces that blend into adjacent faces with a fillet or other feature. To maintain the blended geometry, turn on Automatic Blending.
Angles
Sets the values for angle and the symmetry.
- Draft Angle and Draft Angle 2
- Set the angle of the draft. Enter a positive or negative angle, or choose a calculation method from the list.
One Way - Adds draft in a single direction. Available for fixed edge and fixed plane types.
Symmetric - Adds draft above and below the plane or parting line. Uses the same angle value. Available for fixed plane and parting linetypes.
Asymmetric - Adds draft above and below the plane or parting line. Uses a different angle value for the upper and lower draft. Available for fixed plane and parting linetypes.