Specify the Machining Operation
Select a machining operation in the Activities Process Tree.
Search Features within a Range of Diameters
This procedure shows you how to globally define a range
of diameters for edges to be searched.
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Right-click No Points field and select Find
Features Through Faces in the contextual menu.
- The Search Parameters dialog box appears.
- The Find Edges of Faces toolbar appears.
It allows you to filter the search based on:
- Design feature hole parameters
- Reference feature selection.
Filter the Search by a Query
Define and run a query in Feature Query Editor dialog box.
In the Find Edges of Faces toolbar, click Define Feature Query
.
In the dialog box that appears, define and run a query like the one
shown below.
Select the Reference Geometry
Locate circular edges in a selected face.
Select the face where the circular edges are to be searched.
Select Choose Reference Feature
,
then select a reference feature.
Locate the Desired Hole Features
Locate circular edges in a selected face.
Select Search Circular Edges
to start the search. The circular edges of holes identical to the reference
feature are selected and highlighted in the part.
Click OK in the tool bar to accept the selection. The
No Points field in the Drilling dialog box is updated with
the number of selected holes.
Continue defining the machining
operation to machine the selected holes.
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