General

Your Ad Here


SelectionManager

The SelectionManager, available in loft, sweep, and boundary surface features only, combines and replaces contour and smart selection, while offering enhanced selection capability.

To use the SelectionManager:

  1. Open Features\SelectionManager.sldprt.
  2. Click Lofted Boss/Base (Features toolbar) or Insert, Boss/Base, Loft.
  3. Select the sketch line shown.

  4. The SelectionManager appears. The Select Group tool is active.

  5. In the SelectionManager, click the pushpin so the SelectionManager remains available.
     
    You can also right-click in the graphics area and click SelectionManager to activate it.

  6. Select the three connecting sketch entities, then click .

  7. Closed Group<1> appears under Profiles .

  8. In the SelectionManager:
    1. Click Select Closed Loop .
    2. Select Auto-OK selections.
  9. Select the two loops one-by-one in approximately the same area to add them to Profiles in the PropertyManager as Closed Loop<1> and <2>.

  10. In the PropertyManager, click in Guide Curves .
  11. Click Select Group and select the first section of the guide curve shown.

  12. The callout appears indicating there is a tangent sketch segment.

  13. Click the callout to select the tangent sketch segment automatically.
  14. The callout changes color indicating the tangent sketch segment is selected.

  15. Select the next segment on this guide curve, then click the callout to select the next tangent sketch segment.
    Click .

  16. Click Select Open Loop , then select the three remaining guide curves.
  17. One Open Group and three Open Loop selections are listed under Direction 2.

  18. Click in the PropertyManager.

See SelectionManager in the help.

Your Ad Here