Open the document
presenting the finished part.
Open a new document
(the machining document itself).
Select the machine.
The machine
must be equipped with the necessary parts for the positioning operation
(table, vice, chuck, stops, etc.). If
these elements are not present on the machine, they can be added later.
However,
they must be added before positioning.
Select the menu
"Part
| Part clamping | Quick or click on the
. icon.
Select entities
(solids, profiles,surfaces) to be positioned.
Select in the
first file a planar face which will be in contact with the table.
Select in the
new TopSolid/Wire document, the planar face which defines the table.
If the user stops
here, the part will
be oriented by default on the table.
If the user wants
to orient the part , select in the origin file the planar face to use.
Select in the
new TopSolid/Wire document the
planar face to use for the alignment.
The select entities
(solids, profiles,surfaces) are copied in the new document in the vise.