Creating Lines

Creating a Line Normal to a Surface

Line lets you create a line normal to a surface at a selected point.

Before you begin: Insert in an assembly an existing 3D shape containing geometric elements.
  1. Click Create new in the Choose a 3DShape dialog box.

    The New Content tab appears.
  2. Click 3D Shape under Physical Product Structure node in the New Content tab.
  3. Click OK in the 3D Shape dialog box.
    • The new 3D Shape is created under the active product.
    • The Line Definition dialog box appears.
  • Important: You switch from Assembly Design app to the last representation app you used.
    1. Select Normal to surface.
    2. Select a reference Surface and a Point.
      A vector normal to the surface is displayed at the reference point. Proposed Line End and Point Offset points of the new line are shown.

      If the point does not lie on the support surface, the minimum distance between the point and the surface is computed, and the vector normal to the surface is computed at the resulting reference point and displayed at the selected point.

    3. Optional: Specify Line End and Point Offset points to define the new line.
    4. Click OK to create the line.
      Important: You come back in the Assembly Design app.

     

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