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(continued...) Similarly work features are described as abstract construction geometry and include work planes, work axes and work points.
3D curves can be generated from the intersections of freeform surfaces, work planes, or faces.
These can be useful for pipe routing and complex lofts which can now include multiple sections and guide curves.
The Emboss tool enables planar text to be engraved or embossed from a surface with options to specify resultant surface colour and to wrap around a surface keeping draw perpendicular to the surface.
Tolerances can be applied to dimensions in model features.
The part can also be rebuilt to max, min or nominal in order to evaluate extremes of design tolerances.
All dimensions can be accessed and values, max and min conditions viewed and set in the Parameters dialog.
Component precision and tolerance range schema can be pre-defined in the document settings.
In addition to editing parts in-context within an assembly in order to create features that relate to other parts, some elements need to exist in the assembly itself rather than the discrete parts.
Examples that affect multiple parts can include specific manufacturing processes such as post-machining, match drilling and weldments.