Profiles

In this Task 

A profile of the spout will be drawn using a facet of an extrusion as a reference.

Before you Start 

View is set to Front.

Workplane is displayed and is set to Plane by Active View.

Model is displayed in Wireframe view.

Take Note 

A polyline profile, drawn perpendicular to the planar facet, shown by the Workplane below left, will be drawn.  However, the Workplane must be switched to Plane by Active View so that lines drawn parallel to the Workplane can be viewed.

Profiles

2D profiles can be drawn using the 3D model as a reference.Profiles which are drawn to produce a solid object, can be dimensioned, then saved in the Blocks palette for later use.

Select the 2D Polyline tool and draw a similar profile to that shown in bold, below.

Take Note 

The profile, when viewed from different viewpoints, may appear disconnected from the solid.  This is of no concern at this stage and will be correctly assembled at a later stage.

Turn the view to any isometric view, then use Simple Extrude to extrude the new profile, making the extrusion value 20, shown below. Remember to turn the draft angle back to 0.

Make sure the Use Compound Profile option in deactivated; the resulting solid cannot be assembled if the shape is produced using a compound profile.