KOMPAS-3D v23

Example 1

Before inserting a component into an assembly, you need to hide all objects except the components it will be mated with.

1.Select the components to be isolated in the Design Tree or in the graphic area.

2.Invoke the Isolate Objects  command. The selected components will remain visible in the graphic area, the other objects will be hidden.

3.Add a new component and overlay the required matings.

4.Close the isolation mode. Visibility of objects will be restored.

Example 2

You need to make measurements between selected objects in a model. You would like to hide the other objects to view the image in a more convenient way.

1.Select the components which should remain visible and invoke the Isolate Objects  command.

2.Make the required measurements and close the isolation mode.

Example 3

You would like to display the components involved in the selected matings and to hide other objects.

Select the required mating(s) in the Design Tree and invoke the Isolate Objects  command.

In the model graphic area, the components involved in the selected mating will remain visible, and the other components will no longer be displayed.

Example 4

In a model of a mechanism enclosed in a housing, you would like to hide the housing to make the mechanism parts visible.

1.Select the components to be isolated using one of the menu commands Select (the command choice depends on the relative positions of the housing parts and mechanism):

•Select — By size — Components inside size Before invoking the command, select the components that make up the housing.

•Select — By visibility — Components that are not visible in projections to base planes.

2.Call the Isolate objects  command.

Parts of the housing which covered the mechanism will no longer be displayed in the graphic area.

Example 5

In an assembly model, you would like the selected component and the objects located close to it to be visible and to hide the other objects.

To select objects located close to each other, you may use commands for selection of objects using zones.

1.Create a zone by sizes of the selected objects:

1.1. Display the Zone Tree by pressing the Zones button on the Tree toolbar of the model.

1.2. Click the Create Zone button on the Zone Tree Panel.

1.3. Select a method By object size , by clicking the corresponding button in the group Method.

1.4. In the Design Tree or in the graphic area, specify the objects the total size of which will determine the zone size. A phantom of the zone will appear in the graphics area.

1.5. If required, you may enlarge the zone size. To do this, in the Method group on the Parameter Panel, select the By Coordinates method , then adjust the position of the bounding box points either by entering their coordinates or by manually moving them in the graphic area.

1.6. To complete building the zone, click Create an object .

2.Select the components to be isolated using one of commands for objects selection using zones: Select inside zone or Select as cutting zone.

3.Invoke the Isolate objects  command.

The selected components will remain visible in the graphic area, and the other objects will no longer be displayed.

Example 6

In an assembly model, you would like to display a specific component and the components located within a specified distance from it. You would like to hide the other components. To select components and isolate them, you may use the command for selection of assembly components by proximity to an already specified component.

1.To do this, run the Select — Select nearestcommand.

2.Specify a component relative to which the assembly components should be selected based on the level of proximity.

3.Select the method for selecting components By distance from the list in the Method field.

4.Set the maximum distance from the specified component to the selected components in the field Distance.

5.To isolate selected components, enable the Isolate option.

6.To complete isolating components, clickCreate Object .

The specified component and the selected components will remain visible in the graphic area, and the other objects will no longer be displayed.