Setting Options

Before you recognize features, set the FeatureWorks options.

When recognizing features, you sometimes need to create features from sketches that are not fully defined. Therefore, you need to turn off the Use fully defined sketches option.

To allow the use of under-defined sketches, click Options (Standard toolbar). On the System Options tab, click Sketch, clear Use fully defined sketches, then click OK.

  1. Click FeatureWorks Options (Features toolbar) or Insert > FeatureWorks > Options.
  2. In the dialog box, for General:
    1. Select Overwrite existing file.
    2. Clear Prompt for feature recognition as part opens.
  3. In the dialog box, for Dimensions/Relations, under Relations, select Add constraints to sketch to fully define the sketch.
  4. In the dialog box, for Advanced Controls:
    1. Under Diagnose, select Allow failed feature creation to allow creation of features that have rebuild errors.
    2. Under Performance, clear both check boxes.
  5. Click OK.