Mechanical Interface Instantiation lets you retrieve the mechanical interface template previously added to the catalog and instantiate it in the context.
The retrieval of the template can be done through the Catalog
Browser or the content chooser.
Before you begin:
A leader must have created a catalog containing a mechanical interface template and add it to a chapter. For more information, see Mechanical Interface Templates Capture User's Guide: Adding a Template to a Catalog.
You must be an
author to perform this task.
Open a product containing a regular 3D shape representation. The 3D shape
representation is the context in which the template is instantiated.
To retrieve the template using content chooser, select an already opened
mechanical interface template.
Select the
Position mode.
Geometry driven: Lets you define the primary,
secondary, and tertiary geometrical elements
used for positioning to make the engineering connection.
Axis system driven: Defines an existing
external axis as a reference for positioning to make the engineering
connection.
Editable: Lets you define the inputs for the
definition of a new axis system to be used later for positioning. Click
to
define the new axis system
and
define the geometrical elements defined under
Set in position.
Select the Mounting attribute of the component:
Moving
Receiving
In the current 3D shape representation, select the geometric elements for
Primary, Secondary, and
Tertiary positioning geometries under the
Positioning Geometry section of the dialog box.
As you select the elements in the 3D area, the color-coded preview is displayed and each geometry is validated. Select
anywhere in the work area to clear the selection of elements. Each selection is accompanied by one of
the following status icons:
Status
Icon
Correct selection
Wrong selection
No corresponding selection
To generate a tolerancing schema associated to a template, select the
Tolerancing generation check box.