Select more than one volume to create a volume bound by spaces. This command is particularly useful in placing volumes defined as areas that cannot overlap. By using existing areas to define a new volume, you can avoid the problem of creating conflicts among defined volumes in the model. Unlike Merge Volumes, deleting a bound by spaces volume deletes the individual integrity of the sub-volume, but does not delete the sub-volume. If you later remove a volume from the bound space, the software leaves the removed volume in the database.
The Place Volume Command displays the Select from Catalog Dialog the first time you run the command in a session.
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Click Space Management Tab > Place Volume Command .
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Click Browse Catalog to display the Select from Catalog Dialog.
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Browse the catalog and select a volume type, and then click OK.
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Select a space folder to define the active parent:
Click Space Folder > Select from Workspace to display the Workspace tab on the Select Space Folder Dialog. Select a space folder, and then click OK.
Click Space Folder > Select from Model to display the Model tab on the Select Space Folder Dialog. Select a space folder, and then click OK.
Click Select Parent System Interactively , and then select a space folder from the Space Hierarchy Explorer .
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Specify a name for the volume in the Name box.
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Click Volume Bound by Spaces , and then select the first volume to bind in the graphic view. Alternatively, select the volume using the Space Hierarchy Explorer.
The volume highlights in the workspace.
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Select additional volumes to bind by spaces.
The software draws a wire frame around each selected volume.
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Complete the placement:
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Select Finish or press CTRL + ENTER to save your changes and exit the command.
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Select Finish and Modify or press CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER to save your changes, and then start the modification of that object.
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Select Finish and Repeat or press SHIFT + ENTER to save your changes, and then restart the command using the same options.
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Select the new volume using the Space Hierarchy Explorer or in the graphic view to display the Modify Volume Command.