Creating Bounding Boxes

To create a bounding box:

  1. Open a part that has cut list items in the FeatureManager design tree.

    weldment_bounding_box1.png
  2. In the FeatureManager design tree:
    1. If the Cut list icon is FM_CutList_NeedsUpdate.gif, right-click and click Update.
    2. Right-click Cut list and click Create Bounding Box.
      Bounding boxes are created for each cut list item in the model, but they are hidden in the graphics area.
    3. Expand Cut list .
    4. In a Cut-List-Item FM_folder.gif, click Bounding-Box_Cut-List-Item and click Show .
    5. Click Bounding-Box_Cut-List-Item again.
      The bounding box appears.
      weldment_bounding_box2.png
    6. Right-click a Cut-List-Item FM_folder.gif and click Properties.
      The Cut-List Properties dialog box displays the 3D-Bounding Box Thickness, 3D-Bounding Box Width, 3D-Bounding Box Length, and 3D-Bounding Box Volume. If you create a drawing, these values appear in the bill of materials.
    7. Click OK.