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 | Table and stop(s)" 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.
Select in the
first file a planar face
which will be in contact with the stop.
Select in the
new TopSolid/Wire document, the planar face which defines the stop.
If the user stops
here, the part will
be oriented by default.
If the user wants
to align the part, select in the first file the planar face to align.
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.