To Place an iFeature

Open an iFeature file, and place the iFeature on a part face or work plane.

1. On the ribbon, click Manage tab Insert panel Insert iFeature

2. Browse to locate the iFeature. If the iFeature is table-driven, a table icon displays in the model browser.

   Note: You can also use Catalog to select the iFeature, and then drag it to your part file. The Insert iFeature dialog box opens, and you can continue to place the iFeature.

3. In the left pane of the Insert iFeature dialog, select Position and do the following:

   • In the model browser, click a face or work plane.
   • Use Flip Direction to switch to the appropriate direction for the iFeature.
   • To precisely align vertical or horizontal dimensions or constraints in the iFeature sketch, click the row that contains the grid icon . When the coordinate system displays, select the X or Y axis, and then select a model edge on which to align it.
   • Continue to click in more Position rows, if available, and then select corresponding geometry on the part.
   • To rotate, enter a value in Angle, or click the arrowhead on the positioning symbol and then move the cursor. Click again to complete the rotation.
   • Click the crosshairs on the positioning symbol, move cursor to new location and then click again to place.

4. Select Size in the left pane, click the row of the parameter, and then enter a value, using instructions in the text box, if available. For table-driven iFeatures, click in the Value row to list choices. Select All Values and then click a value, or press Esc to close the list. Click Refresh to apply the new values.

5. Select Precise Pos. square and specify whether activate the sketch immediately when the iFeature is placed.

6. Select Solid to specify participating solid bodies in a multibody part file. This option is not available if the part contains only one body.

7. Click Back and Next to modify position and size parameters.