[Ebolagirl]

Originally Posted by EricH

No. There is no Cut feature in the part feature list for a standard part. Extrude only (well, there is also Shell, which can be a little tricky to use).

Originally Posted by Ebolagirl

under sheet metal features

I never said it was under the 'part features' section. I said it was under the 'sheet metal features' section.

Although, I think I now realize where the confusion is coming from. The original poster, CmptrGk, did not specifiy whether he was working in a new Sheet Metal.ipt or a new Standard.ipt. And since I always work in a sheet metal (because that's what I was taught), and from what it sounds like, you work in a standard, we are talking about two different things. In a sheet metal, under the 'sheet metal features' section, there is a cut tool. It is a little yellow square with the center cut out (if I had Inventor in front of me I would post an image). That tool allows you to cut out sketches similar to a backwards extrusion.