how side actions work

When I first heard the term “side action”, I got what it was… but couldn’t quite envision how the tool worked.

I was told that:

A side action is something that allows you to create a feature with a pull direction that is at an angle to the primary pull direction.

In hindsight that seems clear, but nothing beats a videos…

Watch this one first to get the basic idea of how the cam pin interacts with the slide, then watch this one to see an example of a more complex part.

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