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Adding the Head Portion

For this task, you select a face to position the head portion of the boss. The Boss Type, Hardware Boss of type Head, and four fins are the defaults.

  1. Open the model install_dir\samples\whatsnew\parts\mount_boss.sldprt.
  2. Click Insert > Fastening Feature > Mounting Boss.

    The Mounting Boss PropertyManager appears.

  3. In the graphics area, select the base of Shell 2.

    wn2013_mountboss_1

    The head portion of the hardware boss automatically appears on the face. Four fins are equally spaced on the boss.

    wn2013_mountboss_2

  4. Under Boss, click Select mating face and select the face around the edge of the shell where the two bosses will meet.

    wn2013_mountboss_3

  5. Rotate the model to compare the boss height. Under Boss, you can Set the clearance for the boss height and adjust the measurement by using the spin arrows.

  6. Click PM_OK.gif.
Mounting Boss1 appears in the FeatureManager design tree.


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