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Example: Creating a Top Round Feature
The model in this example has two Top Round features: one consists of a single rounded edge, open on both ends, and the other is a closed loop of rounded edges located on top of a pocket.
1. To create the first Top Round feature, select the surface of the round (1) as the Floor surface.
The system creates the Top Round feature, as shown in the following illustration.
2. To define the second Top Round feature correctly, you have to create the Pocket feature first, as shown in the following illustration. Select the bottom of the pocket (2) as the Floor surface.
3. Create the second Top Round feature and select all the rounded surfaces surrounding the pocket (3) as the Floor surfaces, as shown in the following illustration.
The system creates the Top Round feature, as shown in the following illustration.