From Surfaces
Geometry from Surface Faces
The Geometry from Surface Faces command in the New Geometry section of the Construction tab offers a selection of tools to build geometry based on the selected faces of a CAD model. Selecting this option will bring up the following dialog:
The Radio button identifies the mode that is to be performed when the OK button is pressed.
Within Geometry the following options are available:
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Line. The line construction option offers the ability to build the axis of holes from a CAD model and expects selection of a cylindrical surface.
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Plane. The plane option builds a plane from any selected planar surface.
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Circle. The circle option builds a circle at the closest end to selection of any cylindrical surface.
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Cylinder. The Cylinder option builds a cylinder from the selected cylindrical surface.
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Sphere. The sphere option offers the ability to extract a sphere from any selected spherical surface.
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Cone. The cone option builds a cone from any selected conical surface.
Within Points the following options are available:
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Center Points. This option allows selection of a cylindrical surface and it will build a point at the center of the closest end to where it is selected. Use the Add Offset option to shift a point along the cylinders axis beyond the extent of the CAD cylindrical surface by the entered distance. This can be helpful when measuring a set of holes using a pin nest.
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Surface Point. The surface point option allows a user to click anywhere on the CAD model and build a point at that location. Use the Add Offset option to offset the point along the surface normal by the selected distance. This can be helpful for operations such as proximity triggers where a point with the same probe offset is needed.
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Vertex Points. This option offers the ability to build points at the closest vertex point on the selected CAD face.