Design Box Walkthrough
This page shows the Design workspace with a box-like part already modeled. The screenshots focus on the areas users need to understand when moving from a sketch to an extruded body.
| Area | What to look for |
|---|---|
| Ribbon | Solid modeling commands such as Sketch, Extrude, Revolve, Fillet, Chamfer, Plane, Axis, Measure, Import, and Select |
| Browser | Assembly tree, origin, bodies, sketches, and visibility controls |
| Viewport | The modeled body, sketch/profile outlines, axes, and current view orientation |
| Timeline | Feature history, including the sketch and extrusion used to make the part |
| Status/navigation | Active tool, snap state, selection filter, units, and viewport controls |
The Solid ribbon is the primary modeling toolbar. For this box object, the important flow is Sketch to create the profile, then Extrude to turn that profile into a body.
Useful commands visible here:
- Sketch: start or edit 2D profiles.
- Extrude: create, cut, or join solid geometry from a profile.
- Fillet / Chamfer: soften or bevel edges after the body exists.
- Plane / Axis: create construction references.
- Measure: inspect distances and geometry.
- Select: return to neutral selection mode.
The Browser shows the modeled structure: the assembly, body, and sketch used to produce the shape.
For this model:
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Body 1is the resulting solid body. -
Sketch 1is the editable source sketch. - Visibility controls let users hide the body or sketch while inspecting.
The viewport shows the extruded body and the sketch/profile outlines. This is where users orbit, pan, zoom, select faces/edges, and inspect the model before sending it to Prepare.
The cyan sketch/profile outlines are useful when checking whether the active sketch and resulting solid still match the design intent.
The view cube and orbit controls help users snap to standard views and recover orientation after orbiting.
For box-like parts, standard views are especially useful for confirming hole placement, side alignment, and whether the model is flat to the intended plane.
The timeline records feature history. This example has two features: a sketch and an extrusion.
Use the timeline to:
- Roll back to the sketch.
- Edit the extrusion.
- Suppress, hide, or delete a feature.
- Understand how the part was built.
The bottom controls show viewport tools, active mode, current tool, snap state, selection filter, and units.
If selection feels wrong, check the selection filter and active tool before assuming the model is broken.
After a box-like part is modeled:
- Reopen the sketch if the hole/profile layout needs changes.
- Edit the extrusion if thickness or operation needs adjustment.
- Add fillets or chamfers to edges.
- Measure important distances.
- Save/export the design or send it to Prepare.