To Select Edges Using a Datum Reference and the Search Tool
1. Click
Model, click the arrow next to
Round, and click
Auto Round. The
Auto Round tab opens.
2. Click the Scope tab. By default, all Solid Geometry is rounded. To exclude geometry you must also use the Exclude tab.
3. Click the Exclude tab. The Excluded Edges collector is activated.
4. Click
Auto Round >
Datum >
Reference. The
Auto Round tab is paused and the
Datum Reference dialog box opens. A Reference feature appears in the Model Tree. In the
Datum Reference dialog box,
Type is set to
Intent Chain by default and the
Chains collector is activated.
5. Click
Tools >
Find. The
Search Tool dialog box opens.
6. Under Look for, select Edge or Intent Chain as required.
7. Under Look by, select Edge, Feature, or Intent Chain.
8. Click the Attributes, History, Status, or Geometry tabs and specify the search criteria for the edges or intent chains.
9. Click Find Now. The Search Tool displays the results in the items found area of the Search Tool dialog box.
10. Click Options > Save Query To Feature in the Search Tool dialog box to save the query with the Auto Round feature. The name of the Search Tool dialog box changes to Rule Editor.
11. Click OK in the Rule Editor dialog box. The query is displayed in the Chains collector in the Datum Reference dialog box.
12. Click OK in the Datum Reference dialog box. The Reference feature is highlighted in the model.
13. Click
on the
Auto Round tab to resume the Auto Round feature. The query is added to the
Excluded Edges collector on the
Exclude tab.
14. Specify other options as required and create an Auto Round feature.
15. Click
to create the Auto Round feature with the excluded edges. The Auto Round feature appears in the Model Tree.