To Create a Zone Using a Distance from an Element
1. Retrieve an assembly.
2. Use one of the following procedures:
◦ Click
View >
Manage Views >
Zone.
◦ Use the View Manager.
1. Click
. The
View Manager dialog box opens.
2. Click Sections > New > Zone.
3. Accept the default zone name or enter a new one and press ENTER.
The Xsec dialog box opens.
3. Click
Radial Distance From from the list.
| Zones created using distance from an element cannot be view clipped. |
4. Select the type of entity from which to measure:
◦ Any
◦ Vertex
◦ Point
◦ Line/Axis
◦ Curve/Edge
◦ Curve Feature
◦ Plane
◦ Surface
◦ Cable
◦ Part
◦ Subassembly
◦ Component Center
◦ Coordinate System
5. Select the specific entity from which to measure in the graphics window.
6. Enter a value for the radial distance in the Radius box.
7. Click
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).
8. Click
to add additional references to the zone or
to remove a reference.
9. Click Preview to preview the newly created zone and click OK.