Checking for Draft

Now that the model is complete, you can start to create the mold.

First, verify that all faces include sufficient draft with the Draft Analysis tool. (Draft is a slight taper on selected model faces that facilitates removal of the part from the mold tooling.)

1. Click Isometric (Standard Views toolbar).

2. Click Draft Analysis (Mold Tools toolbar).

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3. Select Top in the FeatureManager design tree for Direction of Pull in the PropertyManager.
   
   If necessary, click Reverse Direction so the preview arrow points up.

For Direction of Pull, you can select a linear edge or any other entity that specifies a vector. When you select a plane or planar face, the direction is normal to the selected entity.

4. Under Analysis Parameters:

1. Set Draft Angle to 0.5.

2. Select Face classification.

3. Click Calculate.

5. Click Rotate View (View toolbar) to see the faces with negative draft.

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