Inserting an Ordered Geometrical Set

You can insert an ordered geometrical set into your model. Ordered geometrical sets allow you to gather various features in a same set or subset. Ordered geometrical sets introduce the notion of a succession of steps that define the design.

  1. In the tree, select an element as the location of the new ordered geometrical set.

    This element will be considered as a child of the new ordered geometrical set. Inserting an ordered geometrical det does not break the succession of steps as the order applies to all the elements of a same root ordered geometrical set.

  2. From the Create section of the action bar, click .
    The Insert Ordered Geometrical Set dialog box appears.
  3. In the Name box, type the name of the new ordered geometrical set you want to insert.
  4. In the Father list, select the body where the new ordered geometrical set is to be inserted.

    All destinations present in the document are listed allowing you to select one to be the father without scanning the tree. They can be:

    • ordered geometrical sets
    • representations.

    By default, the destination is the father of the current object, and the ordered geometrical set is created after the current feature.

  5. Select additional entities that are to be included in the new ordered geometrical set.
    Tip: If all selected entities belong to the same ordered geometrical set, the father of the new ordered geometrical set is automatically set to the father of these entities.
  6. Click OK to create the ordered geometrical set at the desired location.
    The result is immediate. CATIA displays this new Ordered Geometrical Set.x, incrementing its name in relation to the pre-existing bodies, in the tree. It is created after the last current ordered geometrical set and is underlined, indicating that it is the active ordered geometrical set.

Important:
  • You can insert an ordered geometrical set after the current feature.
  • You can insert a body into an ordered geometrical set.

  • The state of a geometrical set is kept in your data model.

    For instance, if the geometrical set was expanded when closing the model, it is still expanded when re-opening it; except if it has more than 40 children: in this case, it is automatically collapsed.

Warning: You cannot create an ordered geometrical set within a geometrical set and vice versa.