PC-DMIS defines the round slot constructed from two circles by the first circle selected. PC-DMIS constructs the slot in the same plane as the first circle. PC-DMIS also determines the width of the slot by the diameter of the first circle. The software only uses the second circle to determine the length of the slot. The length is the distance from the center of the first circle to center of the second plus the diameter of the first circle.
If the two input circles are not coplanar, PC-DMIS projects the center of the second circle perpendicularly onto the plane of the first circle. The software then calculates the distance from the center of the first circle to the projected center of the second circle.
To construct a round slot from circles:
Open the Construct Slot dialog box (Insert | Feature | Constructed | Slot).
From the Method list, select the Circles option.
From the Feature list, select two circle features for inputs.
Select the In or Out option. For details, see the "In / Out Slot" topic in this documentation.
If you want to change the feature theoretical values, select the Feature theoreticals check box and type in the values. For details, see the "Specifying Feature Theoreticals" topic in the PC-DMIS Core documentation.
Click the Create button.
The Edit window command line for the Round Slot would
read:
CONSTR/SLOT,CIRCLES,feat_1,feat_2