Creates a Snap fit feature using points of 2D sketches or 3D work points and direction elements.
- Access
- On the ribbon, click 3D Model tab
Show Panel icon 
. Select Plastic Part panel to display the Plastic Part panel, and then select Snap Fit 
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Style Specification
- Cantilever Snap Fit Hook
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- Cantilever Snap Fit Loop
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Shape tab
Common to both styles. Specifies the placement of the Snap fit.
Placement
- Solid
- Specifies the target body of the Snap fit feature. From Sketch placement requires points on a sketch plane (Centers).
- Flip beam or clip direction
- Fflips the direction (that initially corresponds to the sketch plane normal).
- Centers
- Specifies the center location. Points created using the Center Point switch are automatically selected.
- Hook Direction
- Provides four arrows to choose from, at 90 -degree intervals
- Flip beam or clip direction
On Point placement requires 3D work points or sketch points (Centers), and two directions.
- Flip beam or clip direction
- Defines the direction.
- Beam Direction
- Flips the direction opposite to the vector defined by the Direction selection.
- Hook/Catch direction selector
- Specifies the direction of the hook/catch when On Point is specified.
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Hook direction
- Provides four arrows to choose from, at 90
-degree intervals
- Extend
- Specifies whether to extend or stop the beam:
- Extend to nextf
- Stop at the point
- Extend to nextf
The check box
Beam tab (Cantilever Snap Hook style)
Specifies the beam parameters of the Snap fit feature.
- Beam thickness at the wall
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- Beam length
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- Beam thickness at the hook
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- Beam width at the wall
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- Beam width at the hook
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Hook tab (Cantilever Snap Hook style)
- Hook tip length
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- Hook undercut depth
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- Hook length
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- Hook retention face angle
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- Hook insertion face angle
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Clip tab (Cantilever Snap Loop style)
- Clip length
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- Clip width
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- Beam thickness at the wall
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- Beam thickness at top
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Catch tab (Cantilever Snap Loop style)
- Catch width at the sides and top
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- Catch opening length
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