Isolate Group Member by Piecemark ( Modeling )

Tool summary :

  • Brings a group member into member isolation . You select the member by its piecemark on a selection dialog.
  • If more than one member has been assigned the selected piecemark, you then need to select (in the model) a particular member with that piecemark.
  • In a full-featured SDS2 program , users create views in 3D member isolation so that auto detailing can automatically draw those views on the 2D group member detail. While in member isolation, you can review the views that have been created.
  • See the step-by-step instructions .

Also see :

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   Step-by-step instructions :

The following instructions assume that you are in Modeling and that the 3D model contains group members that been assigned piecemarks. The assigning of piecemarks takes place during Create Solids .

1 . Invoke Isolate Member by Piecemark using any one (1) of the following methods:

Method 1 : Click the Isolate Group Member by Piecemark icon, which is pictured above. The icon can be taken from the group named ' Model -- Group Member ' 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 Model > Group Member > Isolate Group Member by Piecemark .

Method 3, 4 or 5 : Isolate Group Member by Piecemark 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 . A selection dialog opens. On it is a selection list of all piecemarks that have been assigned to group members.

 GM_101
 GM_102
 GM_103
 GM_104
 GM_105
Typing ' 03 ' to " Find " in this example would automatically select ' GM_103 ' since it is the first item with the character sequence 03 in it.

Alternative 1 : Double-click the listing of the member you want to isolate.

Alternative 2 : Press the " Cancel " button to end the Isolate Group Member operation and stay in your current view of the 3D model. Do not continue.

Note: If there are more that one group members with the piecemark you selected, you will be prompted to select the one member that you want to isolate.

3 . The program opens preset view number 0 for the group member whose piecemark you selected. Preset view number 0 is its " MAIN VIEW ." The group member is displayed per User and Site Options > Modeling > " Member isolation solid display type ."

Tip: To exit member isolation, press the " OK " button on the Isolate Member toolbox.

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