Instantiating Mechanical Interface Template Automatically

Mechanical Interfaces Reveal lets you automatically instantiate a mechanical interface template which is derived from an instance in the same 3D shape representation.

You can instantiate the template in another context which is derived from the first context after performing the following operations:

  • Copy/Paste as specified
  • Copy/Paste as result
  • Boolean operations such as add, remove, intersect, union, and assemble
  • Transformations such as symmetry, translation, rotation, and axis to axis

Before you begin:
  • You must be an author to perform this task.
  • Open a 3D shape representation. Instantiate a template in a context. Perform any of the above mentioned operations on it.
  1. Select the appropriate Reveal Context in the tree.

    The reveal context is the scope in which you want to perform the reveal operation. The default reveal context is the active 3D shape representation which consists of all bodies and geometrical sets.

    Note: You can select or remove one or more specific bodies or geometrical sets.

  2. Click OK.
    • The reveal operation is performed and the template is instantiated on other suitable context within the selected reveal context.
    • New nodes are added to the Interface Set and Publications nodes in the tree. They indicate the creation of an instance and its mechanical interface axis with the Mechanical Interfaces Reveal command.

 

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