Silhouette

Options and Results

Required Step 1

Select the face or faces whose silhouette curves are to be generated. In this case select all 5 faces (1 green, 2 magenta, 2 yellow).

Press exit when all the desired entities are selected.

Set the direction of the silhouette. The default direction is normal to the first face you selected, but you can use the arrow to set another direction. In this example, set the direction along the X axis.

Note: It does not matter in which direction the arrow points. The silhouette curves will be made in either or both directions, depending on the faces selected.

To define a Draft Angle, click the Enter Draft Angle button in the Optional Step of the Feature Guide.

Press OK or Apply in the Feature Guide to complete the function. The silhouette curves are shown in red. Each curve is a separate curve.

As another example, set the direction along the Z axis.

The resultant silhouette curves (shown in red) are created as shown below.

When completed, the Silhouette results will appear in the Feature Tree as follows: