A feature string is a group of selected features within a view. Feature strings can be saved as a Feature Set. Feature strings can also be used to select a particular sequence of features within a view. With the Feature String dialog box, you can select features to build a Feature String.
To open the Feature String dialog box:
1. Double-click the View to put it into Edit Mode.
2. Hold the Alt key.
3. Select one or more points.
a. To select a point, click on the Feature Marker.
b. A selected point will have a pink bounding box around the feature marker.
4. While still holding the Alt key, double click anywhere inside the View.
You can add features to a feature string one at a time by clicking on them in the view while the Feature String dialog box is open. They will appear in the list of features.
You can add many features at one time by capturing them with the mouse. The zooming and rotation of the part is available while the Feature String dialog is open, so that you may look anywhere on the part to find the Feature(s) you want to add to a Feature String.
The 
button allows
you to bring previously created feature sets into the Load Feature Set
dialog box and make changes to them.
The 
button saves feature strings as feature sets.
Enter a unique name for your feature set. You may also enter a description
if desired.
The 
button brings up information about the feature
which has been selected in the Feature String dialog box.
Selecting 
will remove all the features in the
Feature String dialog box.
The 
button moves the selected feature up one position in the list of features.
The 
button moves the selected feature down one position
in the list of features.
Click 
and then Click the arrow to show a list
of a all the features within the current view. Select the feature you
wish to add and click OK.
The 
button releases the selected feature from the feature string.
The 
button offers a variety of options for sorting
the feature string.
The 
button opens the Filter Feature box, where you
can create a feature string by filtering out specified characteristics
within features. For example, you could create a feature string of all
the holes in a routine/view.
