Creating the Nearest Entity
of a Multiple Element

This task shows you how to create the nearest entity of an element that is made up from several sub-elements.

Open the Near1.CATPart document.

1. Select Insert > Operations > Near from the menu bar.

   The Near Definition dialog box appears.

2. Select the element that is made up from several sub-elements.

3. Select a reference element whose position is close to the sub-element that you want to create.

   This above example shows a parallel curve comprising three sub-elements	The above example shows the sub-element that is nearest to the reference point

4. Click OK to create the element.

   The element (identified as Near.xxx) is added to the specification tree.
   	The Near Definition dialog box is automatically displayed, when a non-connex element is detected at creation time so that you can directly choose which element should be created.