3.5.1.1. Placement Dialog Details
3.5.1.1.5. "Touch Surfaces"
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3.5.1.1.5. "Touch Surfaces"

[Note]Note

Placing an object in a conical hole.

The placement is based on the cone surface. All necessary placement conditions are generated automatically.

The Method Touching surfaces [Touching Surfaces] is suitable, for example, for placing Countersunk screws.

Initial Situation:

As soon as In 3Dfindit, click the To button Transfer CAD [Export to CAD] , the view switches to CAD and the 3Dfindit placement dialog opens.

By clicking on you can change the placement action cancel.

By clicking on By clicking on you can change the placement action cancel. you can change the placement action cancel.

  1. Click the Touching Faces [Touching Surfaces] button.

  2. Select a surface that should coincide with the selected placement surface [Select coincident placement face].

    Area marked

    Area marked

    [Note]Note

    CAD-specific dialog boxes may also be displayed, which causes the placement dialog to become inactive .

  3. Click Place once or Multiple Place [Place multiple] .

    -> The screw is inserted.

    [Note]Note

    It's possible that the insertion is already triggered by interacting with another dialog and is therefore not necessary here.

  4. Optionally, make additional placements or close the placement dialog

    Open: The part is opened in a separate CAD window.
    Place Multiple Times [Place multiple] (and Keep the Dialog Open)
    Place once (and close the dialog box)
    Close dialog (without placement)

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