Creating Manufacturing Features
The creation of manufacturing features mirrors the creation of solid features in . All features at the very least must define a feature type. Certain manufacturing features also have a requirement that some “non-redefinable” elements must be defined.
With the exception of fixtures, all features are created in the manufacturing solid. However, fixtures are owned by the manufacturing assembly.
Like solid feature creation, manufacturing feature creation consists of several distinct steps:
1. Create the feature element tree.
2. Add nodes or subtrees to the feature tree.
3. Create a selection that represents the model in which to construct the feature.
4. Create the feature.
The following sections document only the first two steps for manufacturing features, because the actual process of feature creation is common to all.
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