Pocket Manager: Select All Displayed Surfaces

Access: Open this function from the following location:

  • Click the Select All Displayed Surfaces option in the Pocket Manager dialog.

Select all the displayed surfaces in the geometry to analyze and detect pocket-like features. Screen parameters are displayed to refine the pocket detection analysis.

Pocket-like features are represented by a gray transparent figure, which shows the volume needed to be removed.

Each pocket has two contours, one on the top and one on the bottom. These contours are usually colored pink, however, for a pocket that has an open side, the contour is displayed as green dashed to mark the open area.

When the Select All Displayed Surfaces option is usedused (for more, click Access at the top of this Help topic), the following screen parameters are displayed.

All selected surfaces:

Pocket-like features detected:

Parameters:

Select All Displayed Surfaces

Select all the displayed surfaces in the geometry, for the analysis.

<UCS List>

A dropdown list of all the available UCSs, to determine the direction in which the system detects the pockets.
See the Pocket Manager: Active UCS option.

Faces Grouping Max. Gap

Create NC pocket geometry based on this Max. Gap value.

This maximum gap value is used to analyze the groups of selected faces and create the required geometry. This parameter is used to group faces according to the defined Max. Gap value (the selected faces are grouped considering the gaps between them).

In the example below, there are two groups of faces separated by a gap of 1.5 to 2.3 millimeters. In this example, the Faces Grouping Max. Gap parameter = 1mm, hence the two groups.
Example:Example:

If the Faces Grouping Max. Gap value is changed to 2.5 (greater than both gap values), the boundary segments that were before on both sides of the gap no longer exist. All faces are now grouped in one group.
Example:Example:

 

Note: The detection of some pockets may be prevented if the Faces Grouping Max. Gap value is greater than the Pocket Creation Max. Gap value. In this case, an appropriate warning message is displayed.

Pockets Creation Max. Gap

Create NC pocket geometry based on this Max. Gap value.

This maximum gap value is used to analyze the faces and create the NC pockets. This parameter is used to concatenate faces according to the defined Max. Gap value.

Note: The detection of some pockets may be prevented if the Faces Grouping Max. Gap value is greater than the Pocket Creation Max. Gap value. In this case, an appropriate warning message is displayed.

Don't Create Duplicate Pockets

Toggle option Don't Create Duplicate Pockets / Allow Creating Duplicate Pockets:

Don't Create Duplicate Pockets

When creating new pockets, duplicate pockets (pockets that are identical to existing pockets) are not created.

Allow Creating Duplicate Pockets

When creating new pockets, duplicate pockets (pockets that are identical to existing pockets) are created.

 

Approval options

OK: Accept the changes, perform the operation, and close the current dialog/task.

Apply: Accept the changes, perform the operation, and keep the current dialog/task open.

Cancel: Cancel all changes and close the dialog/task without saving the settings.

See also the Pocket Manager: Advanced Selection option.

Some functionality may be dependent on the product package. Contact your Reseller if you require a license.