Defining a Cylinder Feature  

This procedure describes how to define a cylinder feature.  A cylinder feature will appear as an activity of the process on the PPR tree.
To define a cylinder feature, you must have a product loaded.

  1. Select the parent process or preceding activity for the define cylinder activity. 

  2. On the Inspection Activities toolbar, click Define Cylinder .

    The Define Cylinder dialog box appears.
    When you first create a feature, you need to select a thickness for it.  Inspect uses that thickness value as the default value thereafter.
    See also Using Bounds.

  3. On the 3D geometry, select the cylinder. 

    Once selected, the cylinder is highlighted and a green arrow, signifying normal, protrudes from it.  The in/out direction of the feature is specified in red.  Either or both can be flipped by checking boxes on the dialog box.
    You may enter a name for the cylinder in the name frame.
    The Define Cylinder dialog box also contains the data for the cylinder selected. 
    For an image defining the dimensions, click on the button. The image appears.
     
      You can alter the cylinder's circle definition by clicking on the Diameter button, and then selecting three points on the geometry with which to redefine the circle.
      You can also alter the direction of Origin, Normal, Length, and Thickness by selecting the buttons with those parameter names.
      If you select any of these buttons, the dialog box disappears, and the appropriate toolbox appears in its place.  Select the button on the toolbar that changes the direction as desired.
         
    See About the Toolboxes for information on using the toolboxes.

  4. Select on the OK button.

    The activity is added to the PPR tree: 
    The defined cylinder appears highlighted on the part geometry:
If you check the FPath box, you can measure the feature at the same time you create it.
  Checking Flip In/Out controls how the measurement path is set relative to the feature.  When the option is checked, the measurement path follows the outside of the feature; when it is not checked, the path keeps the probe inside the feature. 
  Selecting Move Origin alters origin point of the measurement path.