Point Based Relationships
The Relationships section of the Features tab provides buttons to build relationships of different types. The first category of these relationships are dedicated to points. These include the following:
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Point to Point. Creates a point to point relationship used to link two specific points together.
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Point to Object. Creates a point to Object relationship used to defined the placement of a single point relative to an object.
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Points to Points. Like a Group to Group relationship, it provides a comparison between commonly named points. Its unique in that it gives the user the flexibility to select points from a combination of groups both as reference and as actual.
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Points to Objects. Creates a Points to Objects relationship used to compare a set of selected points to a set of objects. Points to CAD Faces Creates a Points to Objects relationship where the specific faces of a selected CAD model are used for the comparison.
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Groups to Objects. Creates a Groups to Objects relationship used like a points to objects relationship but without the need for selection of individual points. All the points in the selected groups will be used.Groups to CAD Faces Creates a Groups to Objects relationship where the points in the selected point groups are com- pared to a set of selected surfaces faces from a CAD model.
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Group to Group. Creates a group to group relationship used to compare the commonly named points within the two selected groups. Group to Nominal Group A Group to Nominal Group relationship functions like a group to group relationship but with some added features for inspection.