Bodies to Keep
The Bodies to
Keep dialog box appears with the any cut
feature that affects multiple bodies in multibody parts. It allows
you to select which bodies to keep and which bodies to eliminate as a
result of the cut operation.
You can choose All bodies or
Selected bodies. If the model
has configurations, you can select the configurations to affect.
All bodies.
Keeps all bodies created by the cut every time the feature rebuilds. If
you add new bodies to the model that are intersected by the cutting tool,
these new bodies are also rebuilt to include the cut.
Selected bodies.
Keeps only the bodies you select using the pointer 
that
appears after choose Selected bodies.
If you add new bodies to the model that are intersected by the cutting
tool, you need to use Edit Feature to
select those bodies, and to add them to the list of selected bodies. If
you do not add the new bodies to the list of selected bodies, they remain
intact.
The solid bodies you select are highlighted
in the graphics area and listed in the Feature
Scope box.
of cut features with bodies to keep
To keep all bodies:
In the PropertyManager,
under Feature Scope, select All bodies.
Click 
.
Click OK
in the dialog box.
To keep selected bodies:
In the PropertyManager, under Feature
Scope, choose Selected bodies
and clear Auto-select.
Use the pointer to select the
bodies to keep and to list your choices for Solid
Bodies to Affect 
.
Click .
Click OK in the dialog box.
Using Auto-Select
The Auto-select option is selected
by default, and is available only if you choose Selected
bodies. When you first create a model with multibody parts, the
cutting tool automatically processes all the relevant intersecting parts.
The Auto-select option is faster
than the All bodies option, since
it processes only the bodies on the initial list and does not rebuild
the entire model.
To keep selected bodies and use Auto-select:
In the PropertyManager, under Feature
Scope, choose Selected bodies
and Auto-select.
Click .
Click OK
in the dialog box.