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Options panel

The Options panelArea of the user interface that enables you to modify functions specific to tools. allows you to modify the functions of the DS Mechanical tools. For example, when you use the PullTool used to distort or deform geometry. Use the Pull tool to offset, extrude, revolve, sweep, draft, and blend faces; or to round, chamfer, or extrude edges. When converting a sketch to 3D, pulling a line creates a surface and pulling a surface creates a solid. tool, selecting an edge and then selecting the ChamferSloping corner between two edges created using the Pull tool; angle with equal setback; bevel. Edge3D object composed of a single outside boundary of a feature. A line sketched in 2D becomes an edge when you pull your sketch into 3D. option creates a chamfer instead of a round when you pull the edge.

Options are enabled when the relevant geometry is selected.

This is the Options panelArea of the user interface that enables you to modify functions specific to tools. for the PullTool used to distort or deform geometry. Use the Pull tool to offset, extrude, revolve, sweep, draft, and blend faces; or to round, chamfer, or extrude edges. When converting a sketch to 3D, pulling a line creates a surface and pulling a surface creates a solid. tool when an edge is selected:

Some options are also displayed in the mini-toolbar: