Assembly Design > Assembly Design > Using Assembly > Managing Views > Assembly Zones > To Create a Zone Using Datum Planes
To Create a Zone Using Datum Planes
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. Select Half-Space from the list.
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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 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 to add additional references to the zone or to remove a reference.
6. Click Preview to preview the newly created zone and click OK.