About this tutorial

Create and reuse iFeatures in part files.

Save an existing feature to a catalog and make it a reusable, table-driven iFeature, and then reuse it in a part file.

iFeatures minimize mistakes and rework. You capture the correct information once and then reuse the known, correct feature set.

To start, you extract and save a T-slot feature to an iFeature catalog. You create an iFeature to utilize a table of parameters, which define sizes. Then, you open a table model file and add a T-slot of a specific size using the iFeature. The T-slot and table serve as a mounting for the cylinder clamp data set.

Objectives

• Extract an existing feature and save it to an iFeature catalog.
• Create an iFeature to utilize a table of parameters.
• Add an iFeature to a part.
• Save resources through reuse with iFeatures.

Prerequisites

• Complete the Parts 1 and Parts 2 tutorials.
• Understand the material covered in the Getting Started PDF and the Help topic “Getting Started.”
• Ensure that Autoproject edges for sketch creation and edit on the Sketch tab of the Application Options dialog box is not checked.

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