Create Sheets

Create a sheet from an imported surface by applying thickness.

1. On the Project Tree, click on the Assembly workbench.
2. On the toolbar, click (Create Sheets).
   The Create Sheets dialog opens.
3. For Inflating Direction, select from any of the three types:
   • Top and bottom: Inflate the skins along both sides of its reference plane by considering the thickness half in each direction.
   • Top: Inflate the selected skin along one direction based on its reference plane.
   • Bottom: Same as Top but on the other direction of its reference plane.
4. If every skin in the modeling window has the same thickness, select Apply to all skins.
   1. Enter a value for Sheet thickness, and then click OK.
5. If the imported skins in the assembly have varying thickness, select Apply to specific skins.
   1. Select skin parts in the modeling window or from the Project Tree, and then click Apply to selected.
   2. Click OK.
6. Optional: Click (Zoom) to magnify the selected parts.
7. Optional: Click (Remove) to remove the selected skin part from the dialog.
8. Optional: To edit the applied thickness of a sheet, in the Project Tree do either of the following:
   • Double-click on a sheet.
   • Right-click on a sheet, and then click Edit sheet thickness.
9. If you delete a sheet that was created by inflating skins with thickness, the following warning is given.

   
   
   Figure 1.

   1. Click Resume to retain the skins or select Delete to delete the sheets along with the skins.