The direction for base plane search

Selecting individual components

Activates the mode in which the user can select individual components. Assemblies or individual parts available at the active assembly level can be selected.

Select all

Allows selecting all components available at the current active assembly level.

Propagate Direction to bottom

By default, the direction vector for the selected assembly will be propagated only to the first level. For example, if you are working with a kitchen cabinet which includes a sub-assembly: drawer, the direction will be propagated for cabinet parts only. If you want to propagate the direction to the bottom level for all parts, select this option.

Set clamping base

This option is not active until at least one component is selected. Once you click this button, the creation of a set is closed and the program switches to the settings of the direction for base panel search.  This is marked by a Surrounding Box containing the selected components (see figure below). Now, the user can select any plane of the Surrounding Box and its normal will be used as a specified search direction.

Clear clamping base

This option is not active until at least one component is selected. Once you click this button, the creation of a set is closed and search direction is cleared for all parts included in the assembly and meeting the selected propagation option. When searching for the base plane for these parts, the direction specified in the workpiece clamping settings will be used by default.