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Pick on CAD Model

Create features by directly clicking on shapes on the CAD model.

Note

  • The pick on CAD model method is applicable to creating line, plane, circle, sphere, cone, cylinder, slot, regular polygon, surface, and polyline features.
  • You can use CAD Auto Create method to automatically create features.
  • After importing at least one measured model, measured features can be extracted to generate feature pairs.
  • Before creating features using the pick on CAD model method, please import a reference model.

Creation Steps

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  1. Select Pick on CAD Model in the drop-down menu of the feature to open the corresponding window.
  2. Click on the highlighted features on the model in the 3D scene to create.
  3. Click Confirm to create the new feature, and the object will be displayed in the feature module of the left-side tree view.

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Note

  • When creating line, plane, circle, sphere, cylinder, cone, surface, and polyline features, select multiple features or areas of the same type simultaneously, quickly merging these features or areas into a single feature for creation.
  • When creating polyline features, directly click on a curve to create; hold Ctrl and continuously select three points on a closed curve to create a local curve; hold Ctrl and continuously select two points on a non-closed curve to create a local curve.

Extract Measured Values

After creating reference features, the corresponding measured features can be extracted automatically or manually.

Note

Import at least one measured model before extracting measured features to generate feature pairs.

  • Automatic Extraction: Enable Auto Extraction of Measured Values via Settings in the upper right corner of the software interface or check Extract Measured Feature in the creation window. The software will automatically extract the corresponding measured feature with default parameters after creating any reference feature.

    Note

    If there are multiple measurement objects, please select the corresponding extraction object in the creation window; the default selection is the first measured model or the first measured model within the first measurement group.

  • Manual Extraction: After creating a reference feature, right-click the feature group in the tree view on the left, select Extract Measured Feature and specify the measurement model to be extracted; you can specify Align Object in the extraction pop-up window.

Note

When selecting sub-features, 2D features, or when there are only sub-features or 2D features in multiple selections or groups, right-click the feature group in the left tree view and select Extract Measured Feature to directly extract the measured feature without selecting a measured model.