Seek to Face ( Modeling )

Tool summary :

• Zooms and rotates to the material surface that you select. Use this tool, for example, before adding holes or material to the surface.
• The depth check " Out " setting of the seek-to-face view is set per User and Site Options > Modeling > " Surfacing Depth ." The depth check " In " setting will be the maximum.
• The surface that this operation brings you to will be displayed in a brighter color. This highlighting serves as an indicator that the surface is the work plane of your view.
• Seek to Face requires that at least one member in your current Modeling view be displayed in a solid form .

Also see :

• A solid form (material surface needs to be in)
• Undo View Change (undoes Seek to Face )
• Surfacing Depth (' Out ' option applies to Seek to Face )
• Work plane highlighting (helps you know where you're at)
• Snap to Surface (a similar tool)

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   Step-by-step instructions :

1 . Invoke Seek to Face using one (1) of the following methods:

Method 1 : Click the Seek to Face icon, which is pictured above. The icon can be taken from the group named ' Navigate -- Navigation Mode ' and placed on a toolbar (classic) or the ribbon (lightning).

Method 2 : If " Modeling layout style " is ' Classic ', you can use the menu system to choose Navigate > Seek to Face .

Method 3, 4 or 5 : Seek to Face can also be configured to be invoked using a keyboard shortcut , the context menu , or a mode . For the lightning interface, this configuration is done using Customize Interface .

2 . The mouse pointer ( ) changes into a cross ( ). Do the following:

2a : Place the mouse pointer on the material surface that you want to look at, then left-click or right-click or middle-click.

3 . The program brings you to a view showing the material face that you clicked on. Since the selected surface is now your work plane, it is now displayed in a lighter color than it would if it were not your work plane (see work plane highlighting ).

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