Connecting Geometry in User Surface Annotation

You can connect a user surface of an annotation with another geometry.

Before you begin: Open an existing 3D shape.
Related Topics
3D Annotations and View/Annotation Planes

  1. Right-click the annotation as shown below on the 3D shape and select the Associated Geometry > Geometry Connection Management from the contextual menu.

    The Connection Management dialog box appears.



  2. Check that Unique is selected in Scope Range.

  3. Right-click Geometric Component.13 in the Graph of Geometrical Links as shown below and select the Connect from the contextual menu.

    Important:

    It will connect a new geometric component to the user surface User Surface.20 feature and prompt you to select the new geometrical element to be linked to the annotations.

  4. Select the surface as shown below on the part.

  5. Click Check Validity to check the new geometry component validity relative to the selected annotation.

  6. Click OK in the Connection Management dialog box.

    The new geometric component is now linked with the annotation.