Tutorial by: Mr Spot
August 18, 2004

8.   Draw a box section as shown below, making sure you locate the bottom left corner in the position shown. Once you have drawn the box section use the align tool on the bottom left corner to align it with the vertical and horizontal reference planes and then lock. Dimension the thickness and depth of the louvre as shown as well as the angle using an angular dimension (making sure your angular dimension is to the same references as below). Then select the dimensions and using the method shown previously create parameters as shown below. Finally select all the lines by hovering over one and using the tab key until the chain is selected then click activate dimensions. If everything is okay the two padlocks should show as below.

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9.   Once everything is correct select Finish Sketch from the Sketch menu and then Finish Sweep.

10.   It is now a good time to check to see all our parameters are functioning correctly. From the menu at the left choose Family Types and then edit all the dimensions (select different values) and then click Apply or OK if everything changes without errors your doing well...

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