Creating the Nearest or the Farthest Entity
of a Multiple Element

This task shows you how to create the nearest or the farthest entity of an element that is made up from several sub-elements.

Open the Near1.CATPart document.

1. Select Insert > Operations > Near/Far from the menu bar.

   The Near/ Far Definition dialog box appears.

2. Select one of the below options:

   Near: allows you to create an entity nearest to the reference element. Far: allows you to create an entity farthest from the reference element.

3. Select the element that is made up from several sub-elements.

4. Select a reference element whose position is close to/ far from the sub-element that you want to create.

5. Click OK to create the element.
   The element (identified as Near.xxx /Far.xxx) is added to the specification tree.

    

   The above example shows the sub-element that is nearest to the reference point	The above example shows the sub-element that is far from the reference point

The Near Definition dialog box is automatically displayed, when a non-connex element is detected at creation time so that you can directly choose which element should be created.