Extrude a sketch at an angle?

mike_klaus149

I'm trying to draw legs of a 3-legged stool.  The legs need to come out of the bottom of the top at a 5 degree angle.  I can't see any way to tell Onshape to extrude a sketch at an angle.  I don't want a draft, I'm not looking to flare out the legs, I just need to extrude them at a 5 degree angle.  Is there any way to do this in Onshape?

S1mon

There's no direction option for extrudes. Either you need to angle your sketch plane, or use sweep or loft with the appropriate extra sketches.

edward_petrillo

A round or turned leg profile could be created from a single sketch on one of the native planes with the revolve feature and then circularly patterned for the other two.  You can create the sockets in the seat with the same approach.  Square leg profile, do what @S1mon says.

dirk_van_der_vaart

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/df4332164c7e89b467d9d808/w/d16081a7b69c301bbc6ae423/e/5f002e4f7fb60c8ac0cbbc42
Feel free to copy and see how it is done.

eric_pesty

Note that you can save also use a mate connector to directly define your sketch (and skip "sketch2" and the plane shown in @dirk_van_der_vaart example):



https://cad.onshape.com/documents/c6ad948523057b7e83429105/w/a1b2354ef3a0e2b2d3718d7a/e/cde6bf1b37a3f50ba3f31809

NeilCooke

You could also wait a few days......

S1mon

@NeilCooke
You tease.

eric_pesty

NeilCooke said:

You could also wait a few days......

Is this the elusive "sneak peak" of an upcoming improvement?! You mean tomorrow right

NeilCooke

eric_pesty said:

Is this the elusive "sneak peak" of an upcoming improvement?! You mean tomorrow right

Sayin' nothin'

eric_pesty

NeilCooke said:

eric_pesty said:

Is this the elusive "sneak peak" of an upcoming improvement?! You mean tomorrow right

Sayin' nothin'

I keep hitting refresh but not seeing anything... It's only 4pm so there's still time but still... The suspense is unbearable!

EvanReese

NeilCooke said:

You could also wait a few days......

I literally can't...

NeilCooke

ahem... you may now refresh...