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Recognizing Boss Extrudes

In the PropertyManager:

Under Recognition Mode, select Interactive.
Under Interactive Features, select Boss Extrude in Feature type.
Select the face of the large, circular boss shown and click Recognize.
FeatureWorks recognizes the boss as an extruded boss.
Select the face of the side boss and click Recognize.
Repeat step 4 for the other side boss.
FeatureWorks recognizes the side bosses as boss extrudes.
Select the top face of the bottom boss as shown and click Recognize.
FeatureWorks recognizes the boss as a boss extrude.
Select the remaining base feature face as shown, and click Recognize.
The Intermediate Stage PropertyManager appears.
Click .
The part automatically rebuilds, and its features are recognized as SOLIDWORKS features. The Imported feature no longer appears in the FeatureManager design tree.

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