Electrode
Feature 
Mold & Die Design Tool Bar
Use this command to help automate the creation
of electrode geometry during mold design. The required inputs include
the approach direction, the faces or features to duplicate, trimming curves
used to limit the electrode and the side of the faces or features to keep.
Optional inputs include the type of offset to apply to the
electrode and various distances. These include the amount to offset, the
amount of electrode extension to apply to each face and a safe distance
measured from the highest point on the selected part faces or features.
You can also assign a unique name to the feature if desired. 
Use
the Electrode Blank command to create a complete
component from this feature.
Selected Features for Electrode Design
Resulting Electrode Feature
Electrode Feature
using Trimming Curves
Selected Features for Electrode Design with Trimming Curves
Resulting Electrode Feature with Trimming Curves
Direction
Select the approach direction. You can select a wireframe line, sketch line, linear edge or right-click for more input options.
Faces
Select the features and/or faces to apply the electrode to. These are the faces or features on the part that you want to burn.
Curves
Select the trimming curves that lie on the selected faces or middle-click to skip this step and continue. If you want the electrode to trim across faces, the trimming curves have to be created and located on the faces before this command is executed.
Side
If trimming curves were selected in step 3, select the side of the faces to keep. This is the side of the faces that the electrode will burn.
Method
Specifies the offset method used to create the electrode faces. Select from the following and refer to the figures on the Options Form for each method.
Standard - The electrode offset distance indicated below is measured normal to the selected part faces.
Planar - The electrode offset distance indicated below is applied in the plane perpendicular to the selected electrode direction.
Offset
Specifies an offset distance that will be measured based on the offset method selected above.
Extension
Specifies an extension distance for each boundary face of the electrode. The part faces are duplicated, offset based on the method and distance specified above and then extended by the amount specified here.
Safe Distance
The remaining faces of the electrode result from an extrusion of the boundary edges in the approach direction by the safe distance. It is then capped off by a plane. This is measured from the "free" edges of the un-offset and un-extended faces. This allows drafted electrode faces that are offset to be trimmed flush with, for example, a top plane of the part. Refer to the picture on the Command Options Form.
Float extension at tangent corners
If the Extension (see above) is set to zero or if there are no faces tangent at a vertex along the electrode boundary, then this option has no effect. If there are tangent faces and this option is checked, the extend direction (as shared by both extend faces on either side of the vertex) is computed by averaging the two outward directions at the vertex. This is useful for avoiding surface contortion when the shared edge is at a severe angle.
