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
![](../../../assembly/asm/images/view_manager16x16.png)
. 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
![](../../../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).
8. 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.
9. Click Preview to preview the newly created zone and click OK.