To Create a Zone Using Datum Planes
1. Retrieve an assembly.
2. Use one of the following procedures:
◦ Use the View Manager.
a. Click
![](../../assembly/asm/images/view_manager16x16.png)
. The
View Manager dialog box opens.
b. Click > > .
c. Accept the default zone name or enter a new one and press ENTER.
The Xsec dialog box opens.
3. Select
Half-Space from the list.
| If you change the reference type after specifying references, they are no longer displayed. If you switch back to that type of reference, they reappear. |
4. Click
![](../../assembly/asm/images/recycle20x20.png)
to indicate whether components inside or outside the boundaries defined by the bounding box are to be included in the zone (the default is
Inside).
5. Click
![](../../assembly/asm/images/add_item.png)
to add additional references to the zone or
![](../../assembly/asm/images/remove_item.png)
to remove a reference.
6. Click Preview to preview the newly created zone and click OK.