Draft reference

The Draft command applies a fixed plane or parting line draft angle to rotate planar faces on a solid body in Fusion.

Design > Solid > Modify > Draft draft icon

Type

Select the draft type.

Type Description
Fixed Plane Select a fixed plane to draft from.
Parting Line Select a parting tool to define a line to draft from.

Pull Direction

Select a plane or face to define the pull direction.

Parting Tool (Parting Line draft type only)

Select a plane, face, edge, or sketch curve to use as the parting tool.

Faces

Select faces to draft.

Tangent Chain

Check to automatically select tangentially connected geometry.

Flip Pull Direction

Click to flip the pull direction of the draft, or click the pull direction manipulator in the canvas.

Angle

Specify the draft angle, or adjust the angle manipulator in the canvas.

Note: When Draft Sides is set to Two Side or Symmetric, two angle settings display and are labeled Angle 1 and Angle 2.

Draft Sides (Fixed Plane draft type)

Select which sides of the fixed plane to apply draft.

Setting Description
One Side Create a draft on one side of the fixed plane. Specify a single angle.
Two Side Create a draft on both sides of the fixed plane. Specify a different angle for each side.
Symmetric Create a draft on both sides of the fixed plane. Specify a single angle for both sides.

Draft Sides (Parting Line draft type with Fix Parting Line)

Select which sides of the parting line to apply draft.

Setting Description
One Side Create a draft on one side of the parting line. Specify a single angle.
Two Side Create a draft on both sides of the parting line. Specify a different angle for each side.
Symmetric Create a draft on both sides of the parting line. Specify a single angle for both sides.

Direction (Parting Line draft type with Move Parting Line)

Select which sides of the parting line to maintain the specified angle.

Setting Description
Angle Above Maintain the angle above the parting line.
Both Maintain the angle on both sides of the parting line.
Angle Below Maintain the angle below the parting line.

Parting Line Type (Parting Line draft type only)

Select the parting line type.

Parting Line Type Description
Fix Parting Line Fix the parting line in place.
Move Parting Line Move the parting line to apply draft.

Fixed Edges (Move Parting Line only)

Select edges to prevent deformation when the parting line moves.