Creating the Hinge - 3Cuts

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Now you can reference the layout for cuts sketch to create the first set of cuts. Because each cut should be slightly wider than the corresponding tab on the other half of the hinge, you use offsets from the layout sketch entities.

  1. Open a sketch on the large model face.

  2. Select the bottom line in the layout sketch, and click Convert Entities on the Sketch toolbar.

  3. In the dialog box, click closed contour, then click OK.

This copies the entire outside contour into the current sketch.

  1. Select one of the vertical lines near the edge of the part, then click Offset Entities on the Sketch toolbar.

  2. In the PropertyManager:

  1.  Click OK .

  2. Repeat steps 4 to 6 for the vertical line near the opposite edge of the part.

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