Creating the Base Feature

You can use the same methods you learned in Lesson 1 to create the base for a new part.

1. Click New on the Standard toolbar, and open a new part.

2. Click Extruded Boss/Base on the Features toolbar, and select the Front plane.
   
   A sketch opens on the Front plane.

3. Sketch a rectangle beginning at the origin.

4. Click Smart Dimension on the Dimensions/Relations toolbar, and dimension the rectangle to 120mm x 120mm.

5. Click Exit Sketch on the Sketch toolbar.
   
   The Extrude PropertyManager and a preview of the extrusion appear.

6. Under Direction1:

• Set End Condition to Blind.

• Set Depth to 90.

7. Click OK to create the extrusion.

8. Click Hidden Lines Visible on the View toolbar

9. Click Fillet on the Features toolbar, and select the four edges shown.

   

10. In the PropertyManager, under Items to Fillet, set Radius to 10.

11. Click OK to fillet the selected edges.

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