Notch

Used to insert simple geometrical shapes of notches and countersunk parts into your shapes.

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You can create square, wedge-type, and circular notches. The dimensions are entered in the Notch dialog. After selecting the part and the insertion point on the part, the Notch dialog opens. Select the desired basic forms by selecting the corresponding dialog tabs.

Dialog Controls

Setting	Description
OK	Closes the dialog and save your changes.
Cancel	Closes the dialog without saving changes.
Help	Opens online help.
Template	Saves and retrieve (Using Templates) settings to be used on other projects.
Favorites	Current Settings - Select when you haven't created any template and you want to use the current settings of the dialog instead. Bentley/Default - Select when you want to use the application default settings template and you don't want to use the current settings of the dialog instead.

Rectangular tab

Used to create a rectangular shaped notch.

Setting	Description
Width	Specifies the width of the notch.
Height	Specifies the height of the notch.
Depth	Specifies the depth of the notch.
Position Width	Selects the relative width position to the insertion point.
Position Height	Selects the relative height position to the insertion point.
Position Depth	Selects the relative depth position to the insertion point.

Wedge tab

Used to create a wedge-type notch.

Setting	Description
Width	Specifies the width of the notch.
Height	Specifies the height of the notch.
Depth	Specifies the depth of the notch.
Position Width	Selects the relative width position to the insertion point.
Position Height	Selects the relative height position to the insertion point.
Position Depth	Selects the relative depth position to the insertion point.
Horizontal	Selects the position of the wedge tip in horizontal direction.
Vertical	Selects the position of the wedge tip in vertical direction.

Radial tab

Used to create a circular outlet.

Setting	Description
Width	Specifies the width of the notch.
Height	Specifies the height of the notch.
Angle	Specifies the angle of the notch.
Position Width	Selects the relative width position to the insertion point.
Position Height	Selects the relative height position to the insertion point.
Position Depth	Selects the relative depth position to the insertion point.
Radius	Selects whether the outlet has to be carried out as outer circle or as inner circle.

Position tab

Used to rotate the inserted notch or cut-out by any of the three coordinate axes.

Setting	Description
X/Y/Z -Axis	The +90 or -90 buttons rotate the notch or cut-out in 90° increments. For arbitrary angles entered in the Rotation field, the +Phi or -Phi buttons rotate by a positive or negative angle, respectively.

Examples

The outer edge of the top flange is the cut-out insertion point, the expected cut-out is defined by edges.

Repeated use creates more complex cut-outs

Key-in: PROSTEEL Notch