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Click
Enclosure in the Generate section of the Prepare
tab.
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Select one or more solid or faceted bodies in the Design window
or model tree.
These bodies will be inside the enclosure.
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Set the Default cushion amount.
This is a percentage of the minimum enclosure size, and
determines the initial distance between the enclosed
object(s) and the closest point of the enclosure to the
objects. You can adjust the distances by typing in the
fields in the Design window.
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Select the shape of the enclosure in the Options panel:
Box,
Cylinder,
Sphere, or Custom
shape.
If you select Custom shape, you must
use the Custom shape tool guide to
select a solid to use as the enclosure shape.
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(Optional) Click the Set Orientation
tool guide and select a line, axis, or origin to change the
orientation of the enclosure.
The enclosure is oriented with the world origin by
default.
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(Optional) Deselect the Symmetric
dimensions option to set the cushion
distance different for dimensions that are opposite each
other.
- (Optional) Type a value to adjust the cushion values, if
necessary.
Press Tab to move among the cushion values.
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(Optional) Enable Create share topology
to create share topology between the enclosed body and the
input bodies.
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Click the Complete tool guide when you
are finished.
The enclosure is created in a sub-component of the active
part.
