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Select the parent or preceding activity for the define
point activity.
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On the Inspection Activities toolbar, click
Define Point
| The Define Point dialog box appears. |
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You can select the Name button, select
an item from the geometry, and the feature will take that item's
name. |
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If you are inspecting sheet metal, you can also
alter the thickness measure. Inspect uses that thickness
value as the default value thereafter. |
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For an image defining the dimensions, click on
the button.
The image appears. |
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From the pull down menu, select a Point Type.
| The available types are shown above. |
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If you select a scribe line point, you will be prompted to
select a scribe line and an underlying surface. The normal of
surface and tangent of curves at the selected point will decide
the normal and the first direction of the point. |
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On the 3D geometry, select the point.
| Once selected, the point is highlighted by a green
arrow, signifying normal, and a red arrow, signifying direction 2.
The direction of either or both can be flipped by checking the box
on the dialog box. |
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| The dialog box also contains the data for the
point selected. |
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| You can also alter the direction of either Normal
or Direction by selecting the buttons above those parameters, or
you can alter the direction of the Origin by selecting the button
above that parameter. |
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If you select any of these buttons, the dialog box disappears,
and the Origin or Direction toolbox appears
in its place. |
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See About the Toolboxes for
information on using the toolboxes. |
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Select the OK button.
| The activity is added to the PPR tree. |
| The defined point appears highlighted on the part geometry. |
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