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This task explains how to create geometry from the
results of measures made using:
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Measure Between
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Measure Item
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Measure Inertia
All geometry is created under the geometrical set of a
new or existing part. |
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The part containing the measure geometry must remain in
the same position with respect to the document root and must not be
re-ordered. |
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Associativity
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CATProduct
In a CATProduct, the geometry you create will be non associative
with the measure.
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CATPart
In a CATPart, the geometry you create is associative.
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In the Drafting and Advanced Meshing
Tools workbenches, measures are done on-the-fly and are
therefore not persistent nor associative and cannot be used as
parameters.
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Make your measure using the appropriate measure command
(Measure between or Measure item)
The Create
Geometry button becomes available in the
Measure dialog box (except if we measure a point using
Measure item). . |
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Click Create Geometry and follow
instructions depending on whether you are in a product or part:
If you are in a...
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Then...
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Product |
the Geometry Creation dialog box appears letting
you choose where you want the geometry created.
Select one of the two options below, then click
OK:
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A new CATPart
In which case a CATPart is inserted under the active product.
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An existing CATPart
In which case, click the option and select the CATPart in the
specification tree.
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Part |
the geometry is automatically created in a new
geometrical set. |
The Creation of Geometry dialog box
appears. |
The example below shows the dialog box for a
measure made using the Measure Between command.
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Are you in a product?
Notes:
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In a part, the geometry you create is
associative.
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The Associative geometry option is unavailable
in Measure Between when creating measure in product context.
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If Associative geometry is selected, the Keep
Measure option is checked to ensure that the geometry created
is based on measure results.
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Select options in the Creation of Geometry
dialog box to create geometry desired.
If you made your measure using...
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Then you can create...
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Measure Between |
First point Second point
These are the two points between which the minimum distance is
measured
Line: the line representing the minimum distance result. |
Measure Item |
Center of gravity |
Measure Inertia |
Center of gravity
Axis system (for the principal axes). |
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Click OK in the Creation of Geometry
dialog box when done.
Geometry is created in the geometry area and is
added to the specification tree under the Geometrical set of a
new or an existing part. |
In the Measure Between example below, created
geometry is non-associative. This is identified by the red symbol
accompanying the point entry in the tree. |
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Click OK in the Measure dialog
box when done.
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