Working with Rework Features

You can modify rework features associated to a rework feature in not up-to-date status without impacting the update behavior of the modified feature.

The rework feature behavior differs from the update behavior of parametric features from other apps.

If a parametric feature requires an update, it is no longer in up-to-date status until it is updated. In the work area, the feature turns red what indicates an update error.

If a rework feature requires an update, the update error is stored in the feature and it remains in up-to-date status. The update error is only indicated by the tree icon. When modeling subsequent associated rework features or using other commands, the update of these features is not impacted.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin: Create a 3DShape containing rework features with multiple levels.
See Also
About Soft Parametric
About Rework Features

Update and Reset Rebuild and Reshape Features

  1. Create a 3DShape containing rework features with multiple levels, for example:
    1. An input rework feature, for example a Patch From Points.1 created with OmniPatch using Soft Parametric Update mode AutoReshape and two datum curves Curve.1 and Curve.2 created with OmniCurve .
    2. A first rework feature, for example a blend curve Omni Curve Blend.1 created from the two datum curves with OmniCurveBlend using Soft Parametric Update mode AutoReshape and projected onto the patch.
    3. A second rework feature, for example a Flange Surface.1 created from the blend curve with OmniSurf .
    4. A third rework feature, for example a second Flange Surface.2 created from the Flange Surface.1.




  2. Move Patch From Points.1 using Transform options in the Sculpt panel.

    Omni Curve Blend.1 can no longer be projected onto the patch. The pencil in the Omni Curve Blend.1 and Flange Surface.1 icons turn yellow. In addition, the blend curve icon gets an exclamation mark indicating an update error.

    The blend curve and associated flange remain in up-to-date status, however, the yellow pencil indicates that conditions are no longer kept.

  3. Modify Flange Surface.1 and 2 using Controls options in the Sculpt panel.
  4. Right-click Patch From Points.1 in the tree and select Reset in the context menu Patch From Points.1 object.
    Patch From Points.1 is reset and the update error removed. The pencil in the icons turns green again.

    As Omni Curve Blend.1 associated Patch From Points.1 to is in AutoReshape mode, it is automatically updated.

  5. Switch to Pause in the Organize panel and move again Patch From Points.1.
    Omni Curve Blend.1 and Flange Surface.1 are no longer up-to-date and the pencil turns red.
  6. Reset Patch From Points.1.
    The update error is not removed as no automatic update is done.
  7. Reset Omni Curve Blend.1 to update it.

Note: When opening the command panel by double-clicking an entity with a condition not kept, the entity and its associated entities turn red in the work area indicating that they are not up-to-date.

Update and Reset Inactive Features

  1. Double-click Omni Curve Blend.1 to open the OmniCurveBlend panel, change the Soft Parametric Update mode to Inactive and confirm with OK.
  2. Move Patch From Points.1 using Transform options in the Sculpt panel.

    Omni Curve Blend.1 and Flange Surface.1 remain up-to-date and show no condition not kept.
  3. Reset Omni Curve Blend.1.
    Update error and condition not kept are now indicated by yellow pencils in the icons.
  4. Reset Patch From Points.1 and Omni Curve Blend.1.
    As with Soft Parametric Update mode Inactive, the blend curve is an extended datum element on which no automatic update is done, an additional Reset must be carried out for it.