Creating a User Defined feature

User-defined features can be used to create a solid feature from faces of a solid. This feature is included in the solid feature tree and can be suppressed/unsuppressed and renamed. You can also use scaling constraints with user defined features.

To create a user-defined feature:

1. Create a solid.
2. Click Solid tab > Feature panel > User Defined to display the Create User Defined Feature dialog:

   

3. Choose a Selection method from the drop-down list. Select from the following options:
   • Adjoining Faces
   • Concave Faces
   • Convex Faces
   • Tangent Continuous Regions
   • Single Face
4. Select the area (surfaces) of the solid that you want to turn into a user-defined feature.
5. Enter a name for the feature in the Name for selected surfaces text box.
6. Click Apply to create the user-defined feature from the selected surfaces.