Frame Feature (Frame Wizard)

Creates a GR-Frame feature that dynamically builds a frame from the associated geometry. These are complex features with unique capabilities because they are dynamically built from other reference objects.

 

Reporting

Frame Features report the following criteria:

This criteria reporting can be quite helpful in setting particular tolerance values per element and individual rows can be hidden from the report by unchecking one of the check boxes. You can also edit the order as needed.

 

For direct comparison to a nominal with alternative report format is available through a Frame to Frame relationship.

 

Input Settings

The key to Frame Wizard computation is the Input Settings. These should be familiar as they are the same as those described in the Frame Wizard construction. They include references to other objects or points that define the Primary Axis, Secondary Axis and Origin point. For more details on basic selection refer to Frame Wizard here.

 

 

CAD Nominal Selection

If you hover over an object selection button you will see two selection options: 

 

From CAD Nominal

If you enable the CAD Nominal option on the Features tab:

This will rest the default operation in SA object selection for Frame features such that the default will be CAD selection. This as two benefits: 

  1. This makes it very easy to select CAD faces and build geometry as the reference for measurement

  2. Doing so will also build a nominal frame from the CAD model at the same time. This placeholder frame will be displayed in wire frame form:

 

When selecting Make Point from CAD Center SA will extract a GR-Circle and set the circle's center points as the reference point.

 

Upon completing selection the SA tree will have the following features built: 

 

GR-Frame as a Saved Alignment 

Frame Wizard relationships can also be used for alignment when a nominal frame is assigned. Using the Execute Alignment option in the right-click menu will perform a frame to frame alignment, aligning the measured frame to the nominal frame.

This allows you to define features in advance, measure those features and have a saved Frame to Frame alignment ready to apply.