Viewer Question: Cutting pockets in cylinders

Опубликовано: 15 Июль 2026
на канале: Glasson Design Studio
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Learn three different methods of creating a pocket through a cylinder.

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Contents

00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:32 Creating a pocket through the side of a cylinder
00:02:21 Rotating the datum plane
00:02:49 Moving the sketch
00:03:15 What happens when you make the pocket too big?
00:04:01 Creating a hollow cylinder with a full length pocket
00:04:57 Hollow cylinder created in the sketch
00:05:25 Ending

Workbenches used:

🔹 General
🔹 Sketcher
🔹 Part Design

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