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Assembly Feature Scope

When you create an assembly feature, you specify which components you want the feature to affect by setting the Feature Scope in the PropertyManager.

To set the feature scope:

Set the following options under Feature Scope in the PropertyManager:

    • All components. Applies the feature to all components in the model every time the feature regenerates. If you add new components to the model that are intersected by the feature, these new components are also regenerated to include the feature.

    • Selected components. Applies the feature to the components you select. If you add new components to the model that you want the feature to affect, you need to use Edit Feature to edit the feature, select those components, and to add them to the list of selected components. If you do not add the new components to the list of selected components, they remain intact.

    • Auto-select. (Available if you click Selected components). Automatically selects all components intersected by the feature. Auto-select is faster than All components because when you make changes to the feature, only the components on the initial list are regenerated (instead of all components in the model). If you click Selected components and clear Auto-select, you must select the components in the graphics area you want to include.

    • Components to Affect (Available if you clear Auto-select). Select the components to affect in the graphics area.

You set the feature scope for a feature in a multibody part in a similar manner by applying the feature to All bodies or Selected bodies.

To edit the feature scope:

  1. Right-click the feature in the FeatureManager design tree and select Edit Feature.

  2. Make changes under Feature Scope in the PropertyManager, then click .



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