Defining a Line Feature  

This procedure describes how to define a line feature.  A line feature will appear as an activity of the process on the PPR tree.
To define a line feature, you must have a product loaded.

  1. Select the parent or preceding activity for the define line activity. 

  2. On the Inspection Activities toolbar, click Define Line.

    The Define Line dialog box appears.
    You can select the Name button, select an item from the geometry, and the feature will take that item's name.
      When you first create a feature, you need to select a thickness for it.  Inspect uses that thickness value as the default value thereafter.
    See also Using Bounds.

  3. On the 3D geometry, select the line. 

    Once selected, the line is highlighted.
    The dialog box also contains the data for the line selected. 
    You may enter a name for the line in the name frame.
    For an image defining the dimensions, click on the button. The image appears.
     
      You can also alter the direction of Origin, Point2, Normal, and Thickness by selecting the buttons with those parameter names.
      If you select any of these buttons, the dialog box disappears, and the appropriate toolbox appears in its place.  Select the button on the toolbar that changes the direction as desired.
         
    See About the Toolboxes for information on using the toolboxes.

  4. Select the OK button.

    The activity is added to the PPR tree.
    The defined line appears highlighted on the part geometry.

If you check the FPath box, you can measure the feature at the same time you create it.