Displays the Project Curve Options dialog box.

Select Curve Step

Specifies the curves or points you want to project.

Select Surface Step

Defines the plane or face onto which the curve will be projected.

Projection Plane Step

Defines the plane or face whose normal will determine the direction of the projection. This option is available only when you set the Along Vector option. If the curves you are projecting are planar, this step is skipped, and the plane the curve lies on is automatically selected. If you want to select a different plane to define the projection vector, click the Projection Plane Step button, then select the plane you want.

Direction Step

Defines the direction of the projection. This option is available only when you set the Along Vector option.

Cancel/Finish

Cancels the command or finishes the feature.

Select

Sets the curve selection method for the curves you want to project.

• Single—Allows you to select an individual curve.

• Chain—Allows you to select a chain of curves.

• Point—Allows you to select a point.

• Entire Sketch—Allows you to select an entire sketch.

Deselect (x)

Clears the selection.

Accept (check mark)

Accepts the selection.

Select

Sets the surface selection method for the surface onto which the curve will be projected.

• Body—Allows you to select the entire body, such as a surface body.

• Single—Allows you to select an individual face or reference plane.

• Chain—Allows you to select a chain of faces.

• Feature—Allows you to select all the surfaces in a feature by clicking the feature. This method is not available with the Project Along Surface Normals option.

Deselect (x)

Clears the selection.

Accept (check mark)

Accepts the selection.

Create-From Options

Sets the method of defining the profile plane or specifies that you want to construct the feature using an existing sketch. Depending on the model you are constructing, some of the options listed may not be available.

• Coincident Plane—Specifies that you want to define a plane that is coincident to an existing reference plane or a planar face on the part. When you set this option, a default X-axis and direction is applied to the new reference plane. You can use keyboard accelerators to define a different X-axis and direction for the new reference plane.

• Parallel Plane—Specifies that you want to define a plane that is parallel to an existing reference plane or a planar face on the part. When you set this option, you can specify the parallel offset distance. When you set this option, a default X-axis and direction is applied to the new reference plane. You can use keyboard accelerators to define a different X-axis and direction for the new reference plane.

• Angled Plane—Specifies that you want to define a plane that is at an angle to an existing reference plane or planar face on the part. When you set this option, you can specify the angle value you want.

• Perpendicular Plane—Specifies that you want to define a plane that is perpendicular to an existing reference plane or planar face on the part.

• Coincident Plane By Axis—Specifies that you want to define a plane that is coincident to an existing reference plane or a planar face on the part. When you set this option, you define the X-axis and direction for the new reference plane using a linear edge, a planar face, or another reference plane.

• Plane Normal to Curve—Specifies that you want to define a plane that is perpendicular to a curve you select. This is the default option when constructing a helix using the Perpendicular option.

• Plane By 3 Points—Specifies that you want to define a plane by three keypoints you select.

• Feature's Plane—Specifies that you want to define a plane that is coincident to a reference plane used to define an earlier feature. You can select the feature you want using Feature PathFinder or in the graphic window. This option is not available when constructing the base feature.

• Last Plane—Automatically selects the reference plane used for the previous feature. This option is not available if the last feature was a pattern or when constructing the base feature.

Name

Displays the feature name. Feature names are assigned automatically. You can edit the name by typing a new name in the box on the command bar or by selecting the feature and using the Rename command on the shortcut menu.