Enhancement: Control Reference Type in Seed and Boundary Surface Selection
Creo Parametric 11.0.0.0
User Interface Location: Surface collection.
Description
In Creo Parametric 11 you can control the reference type for boundary surface references in Seed and Boundary surface selection.
Select the new option Consider as strong references to mark boundary references in the surface collection definition as strong references. In case they are no longer present, Creo will report them as missing strong references, and the surface collection fails.
If the option is not selected, then boundary references are considered weak references. This corresponds to the behavior prior to Creo Parametric 11.
You can define the default behavior from within the Creo Parametric Options dialog box > > > . By default, the boundary surfaces are now considered strong references starting with Creo Parametric 11.
Strong and weak references behavior for Boundary surfaces each have their pros and cons. Previously you could not tune the behavior according to your preference.
• New option: Consider as strong references
◦ Weak (existing behavior)
◦ Strong (new)
• Controls regeneration behavior
◦ When set to strong and with boundary references missing, the surface collection will fail even if it could return a surface collection result
• Configuration option
◦ default_boundary_refs_strong yes*, no
◦ Also accessible from > > >
Benefits
• Improved flexibility to control regeneration behavior according to preferences
Additional Information
Tips: | None. |
Limitations: | No known limitations. |
Does this replace existing functionality? | No. |
Configuration option associated with this functionality: | default_boundary_refs_strong yes*, no In Seed and Boundary sets, considers the bounding surfaces as strong references by default. |