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One tool most IronCAD users don’t see is the Surface Reshaping Properties. You can apply this on extrudes to create editable custom shapes. These options range from simple options like capping the end of your extrude, to having the extrude match the surfaces it interacts with.

Cap: Choose a height for the Cap to extend, and IronCAD will create a rounded surface at the end of the extrude.

 

Taper: choose and orientation and tilt angle for selection and IronCAD will create a drafted surface based on the orientation chosen.

 

Match: This tool allows for IronCAD extrudes to stop extruding when reaching a surface, this is ideal for extrudes that might push into shells. You can also make the opposite ends match so that your extrudes surfaces match on both sides of the part.

 

 

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MRÖNNDAHL

This is indeed a very useful feature, which has helped me accomplish nice surfaces really quickly compared to traditional techniques.
However, I can't seem to get it to work with a H (inverse) shape. Maybe it isn't supported on H-shapes? Here is an example of what I would like to accomplish: image.thumb.png.e1d9f0121553471d9cb286009ba95c3e.png

I have a rounded cap feature on a block, that is a "power button". On that feature I'd like to have some recessed text. But I would like the depth of the text to follow the curvature of the button. When I try to add an "end section" cap with a concave (negative) value that equals that of the button, it is simply reset to "No reshaping" when I click OK or Apply.

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