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Create the bottom of the bracket

1. Sketch a rectangle that will become the bottom piece of the bracket.

    

   

    

   1. Click the Rectangle tool in the Sketch ribbon group on the Design2D or 3D model that contains at least one top-level component. tab.

      The grid indicates that you are in Sketch modeModeThree ways of designing: Sketch, Cross-section, or 3D. You can switch between modes at any time. for drawing in two dimensions using the sketching tools on the sketch grid. A sketch is a collection of lines and other 2D objects on a sketch grid. Sketching creates regions that can be pulled into 3D. When you pull your sketch into 3D with 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, regions formed by intersecting lines will become solids and lines will become edges..

      NoteAnnotation placed on a design, drawing sheet, or 3D markup. Notes contain text or symbols that you insert and can be connected to geometry by a note leader. that pressing the K key is a shortcut for quickly returning to Sketch mode.

   2. Click to set the first corner of the rectangle. (Start at the upper left.)

      As you move your mouse, a preview of the rectangle is drawn, and dimension fields appear.

   3. Type 1.125, then press Tab and dimension the second side by typing 4.281.

   4. Press Enter to complete the rectangle.

      Note: If you make a mistake, click a dimension to edit it, or click the Select tool in the Edit ribbon group and double-click the rectangle to select it. Then press Delete< to delete the rectangle and redraw it. You can also use Ctrl+Z and Ctrl+Y to undo and redo steps.

2. Pull the rectangle into 3D to create the bottom of the bracket.

   1. Switch to 3D mode by clicking the 3D mode tool in the Mode ribbon group.

      You can also use the D key to quickly enter 3D mode.

      The Pull tool in the Edit ribbon group is activated, your sketched rectangle now appears as a rectangular surface, and the surface appears in the Structure treeDisplay in the Structure panel that shows you each of the objects in your design. You can expand or collapse the nodes of the tree to view the objects. You can rename objects, create, modify, replace, and delete objects, as well as work with components..

   2. Click on the rectangular surface to select it.

       

      

       

      The faint yellow cursor arrows show you the directions in which you can pull the rectangle.

   3. Drag to begin adding thickness to the rectangle.

       

      

       

      You can drag with your cursor anywhere in the Design windowArea in the user interface that displays your model or assembly. Also known as Workspace.—you do not have to drag on the Pull arrow itself. We recommend that you move your mouse off to the side when pulling to make it easier to see your changes.

   4. Type .483 and press Enter.

       

      

       

      The surface in the Structure tree becomes a solid. (Pulling a curve creates a surface, while pulling a surface creates a solid.)

3. Press Ctrl+S or select Save from the File menu to save your design.