The purpose of the 'Match Selected' command is to match a selected object to one or more of its
connected objects. This means that only the dimensions and position of the selected object are adjusted.
The connected objects' sizes and positions are not affected, although their resultant intersections with the
selected object may be considerably altered when the design is 'Rewelded' .
How is the 'Match Selected' process initiated?
It is initiated either from the 'Match menu ' commands or automatically
after some operations, such as
creating or editing a part using the edit part dialog box .
The dialog box has options for initiating the
match process when is is closed. One way to initiate the match is therefore to open the edit part dialog on
the required part (double click the part or use the 'Edit|Edit Part' command), select the 'Match Part' option
and close it.
The Match Selected Procedure
When the 'Match Selected' operation is initiated on an object the object becomes the 'Target' object and
the match dialog occupies the command dialog . The target object
is the object to be matched next in the
process and is highlighted in a cyan color (light blue). The object/s to which the target part it is to be
matched (the match sources) must be selected from the command dialog in the 'To' and 'And' combo
boxes. As these parts are selected they are highlighted in 'Red'. If the target object already has match
sources selected they are pre-selected. All other objects in the connection chain
are displayed lowlighted
grey.
Fig: Match Dialog
The actual matching of the object to its selected 'match sources' does not occur until the 'Match' button is
pressed in the command dialog. This button remains disabled (grayed) until the required match source
objects are selected.
Displace - The displace option defines the kind of displacement to use in adjusting the target object
position to make the match - See: the Matching Options.
Section - The section option defines the type of section adjustment to use in adjusting the target object
section to form the match - See: the Matching Options.
