### Set as Priority

You can select a set of CAD surfaces for Find Nom processing using the Set as Priority check box. This speeds up the calculation of nominal values as it allows Planner to determine which surfaces to check first. There is no limit to the number of surfaces that can be selected. The order that the surfaces are selected in will determine the order of the search.

Whenever you open the Edit CAD Elements dialog box and select the Set as Priority check box, a surface or set of surfaces can be selected and will be tagged as priority surfaces.

Box Selecting for an Auto Feature

When box selecting with the Auto Features dialog open, all CAD surfaces of the feature type are selected inside the box.

The user can limit which surfaces are selected inside the box by specifying Priority Surfaces. That is, if Priority Surfaces have been defined, when box selecting from a surface auto feature for example, only the Priority Surfaces will be considered for that feature.

Note: Priority Surfaces are used for other functionality including finding nominals.

To set Priority Surfaces:

1. Select Edit | CAD | CAD Elements... from the Main menu

2. The Edit CAD Elements dialog is displayed. If the Set as priority check-box is not checked, click the check box to turn it on.

3. Add or remove surfaces to this list by selecting them in the graphics window.

4. Press the Apply or OK button to update the .prg file with the changes made to the list of Priority Surfaces.

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To store a new set of surfaces