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Click Place Volume by Selection Command
on the vertical toolbar to view the Place Volume by Selection Ribbon.
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Select objects in the model. You can select the objects using a custom filter if necessary.
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Type a name for the volume in the Name box.
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Select a volume type from the Type list. The list in the Type box provides only the last few types selected from the catalog. Choosing More opens the Select System Dialog, which allows you to select any type of space found in the catalog database.
Select a folder from the Space folder list. Assigning volumes to a space folder organizes volumes. You can create additional folders with the Create Space Folder Command.
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Select the Oriented Volume check box to create a tight cuboidal volume box around the selected parts.
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Click Finish.
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You can also place a volume by selecting linear objects and by using the Volume Height option. This option is available when you select a linear object such as a grid line or a structural edge, or two or more lines in the same plane. The value you type in the Volume Height option can be the length, width, or depth of the resulting volume. Examples are as follows:
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When you select a single grid line, the value you type becomes the length and width of the resulting volume. The grid line is your centerline and the depth of the volume.
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When you select two or more grid lines in the same plane, the value you type becomes the depth of the resulting volume.
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