Accesses the Gusset Options Dialog box.

Sketch Step

Specifies whether you construct the feature by drawing a new profile on a reference plane or by using an existing sketch. To construct the feature by drawing a new profile, on the Create-From Options list, select the reference plane option you want. To construct the feature using an existing sketch, select the Select From Sketch option.

Draw Profile Step

Edits the profile for an existing feature. A profile is a 2-D curve that defines the shape and location of the feature. To create a base feature by protrusion, the profile must be closed. This step is available only when you are editing an existing feature.

Direction Step

Specifies the direction the profile should be projected to form the body of the gusset. The direction can be perpendicular to the profile plane, or parallel to the profile plane.

Side Step

Defines the side of the profile to which material should be added or from which material should be removed to construct the feature.

The side step is not required when the profile is closed.

Finish/Cancel

This button changes function as you move through the feature construction process. The Finish button constructs the feature using input provided in the other steps. Once you construct the feature, you can edit it by re-selecting the appropriate step on the command bar. The Cancel button discards any input and exits the command.

Deselect (x)

Clears the selection.

Accept (check mark)

Accepts the selection.

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.

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. For example, if no sketches exist in the model, the Select From Sketch option is not displayed.

• Select From Sketch--Specifies that you want to define the profile for the feature using an existing sketch.

• 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.

Select

Sets the method of selecting a sketch element.

• Single--Selects one or more individual elements.

• Chain--Selects a endpoint connected set of elements by selecting one of the elements in the chain.

Select Bend Step

Selects the bend(s) along which the gusset is placed.

Gusset Placement Step

Places gusset(s) along a selected bend.

Type

• Single--You specify a keypoint or an offset distance for the gusset.

• Fit--You specify the number of occurrences of the gusset and the software calculates the spacing.

• Filled--You specify the spacing and the software calculates the number of occurrences.

• Fixed--You specify the number of occurrences and the spacing.

Keypoints

Sets the type of keypoint you can select to define a feature extent or to position a new reference plane. This allows you to define the feature extent or the location of the reference plane using a keypoint on other existing geometry. The available keypoint options are specific to the command and workflow you use.

	Selects any keypoint.
	Selects an end point.
	Selects a midpoint.
	Selects the center point of a circle or arc.
	Selects a tangency point on an analytic curved face such as a cylinder, sphere, torus, or cone.
	Selects a silhouette point.
	Selects an edit point on a curve.

Distance

Specifies the distance of the extent.

Count

Specifies the number of gusset occurrences.

Spacing

Defines the spacing for the gusset pattern.