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Slot This option lets you create a passage through or into a solid body in the shape of a straight slot. An

automatic subtract is performed on the current target solid. The depth value for all slot types is measured

normal to the planar placement face.

Where do I find it?

Toolbar Feature→Slot

Menu Insert→Design Feature→Slot



Create a slot

1. Choose the type of slot you want.

2. Select a planar placement face.

3. Select a horizontal reference from the target body.

4. Enter values for the feature parameters.

5. Use the Positioning dialog to precisely locate the slot.



Slot options Slot options

Rectangular Lets you create a slot with sharp edges along the bottom.

You must specify the following parameters:

Width

The width of the tool which forms the slot.

Depth

The depth of the slot, which is measured in the opposite direction of the slot axis and is the

distance from the origin point to the bottom of the slot. This value must be positive.

Length

The length of the slot, measured in a direction parallel to the horizontal reference. This

value must be positive.

Ball-End Lets you create a slot with a full radius bottom and corners.


Ball Diameter

The width of the slot (i.e., the diameter of the tool).



Depth


distance from the origin point to the bottom of the slot. This value must be positive

Length



Note The Depth value must be greater than the ball radius (half the Ball Diameter value).

U-Slot Lets you create a slot with a "U" shape.

This type of slot leaves rounded corner and floor radii.


Width

The width of the slot (i.e., the cutting tool diameter).

Depth


distance from the origin point to the bottom of the slot. This value must be positive.

Corner Radius

The floor radius of the slot (i.e., the cutting tool edge radius).

Length



Note The Depth value must be greater than the Corner Radius value).

T-Slot Lets you create a slot whose cross section is an inverted T.




Top Width

The width of the narrower, upper portion of the slot.

Bottom Width

The width of the wider, lower part of the slot.

Top Depth

The depth of the top part of the slot, which is measured in the opposite direction of the slot

axis and is the distance from the slot origin to the top of the bottom depth value.

Bottom Depth

The depth of the bottom part of the slot, which is measured in the opposite direction of the

tool axis and is the distance from the bottom of the top depth value to the bottom of the slot.

Dove-Tail Lets you create a slot with a "dove-tail" shape. This type of slot leaves sharp corners and

angled walls.


Width



The width of the slot opening on the face of the solid body, measured perpendicular to the

slot path direction and centered on the slot origin.

Depth

The depth of the slot, which is measured in the opposite direction of the tool axis and is the

distance from the origin point to the bottom of the slot.

Angle

The angle between the slot floor and the side wall.

Thru Slot Lets you create a slot that goes completely through two selected faces. (Depending on the

shape of a selected face, the slot may go through it more than once.)

Turning on the Thru Slot option requires you to select two "thru" faces - the Starting Thru

Face and the Ending Thru Face. The length of the slot is then defined as going completely

through both of these faces, as shown in the figure below.

Sometimes, if you have trouble creating a particular thru slot, try selecting the thru faces in

the opposite order.

When positioning a thru slot, a single constraint that locates the slot perpendicular to its

length is all you need. Do not dimension to the end arcs of the slot.

If the thru face does not completely intersect the slot, the thru face is extended to include

adjacent faces until it does.

Note Thru slots which intersect a thru face more than once may result in multiple solutions

(see the figure below). Thru slots do not stop at the first contact with the thru face,

but continue completely through the thru face. If this is undesirable, you can split the

face to limit the number of solutions.

Note If the thru face does not completely intersect the slot, the thru face is extended to the

include adjacent faces until it does.

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