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Creating and Editing
Work Features
In this chapter, you learn about creating and editing work features.
Defining Work Features
Work features are abstract construction geometry that you can use when other
geometry is insufficient for creating and positioning new features. To fix position
and shape, constrain features to work features.
Work features include work planes, work axes, and work points. The proper
orientation and constraint conditions are inferred from the geometry you select
and the order in which you select it.
The work feature tools provide on-screen prompts to help you with selection
and placement. You can:
■ Create and use work features in the part, assembly, sheet metal, and 3D
sketch environments.
■ Use and refer to work features in the drawing environment.
■ Project work features into a 2D sketch.
■ Create in-line work features to help you define a 3D sketch or position a
part or assembly feature.
■ Make work features adaptive.
■ Turn the visibility of work features on or off.
■ Drag to resize work planes and work axes.
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