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Defeature PropertyManager

You specify which model details to keep and remove in the Defeature PropertyManager.

Click Defeature (Tools toolbar) or Tools > Defeature to access the Defeature PropertyManager, which provides tools for manual and automatic selection of details to keep and remove.

The PropertyManager has multiple pages.

  • Defeature - Components, Bodies
    For assemblies, you can specify components to remove from the model. For multibody parts, you can specify bodies to remove from the model.
  • Defeature - Motion
    If you want to allow motion in an assembly, you can remove details from groups of components and allow motion between the groups.
  • Defeature - To Keep
    In parts and assemblies, you can specify features to retain, such as mounting holes, that might otherwise be removed by the Defeature tool.
  • Defeature - To Remove
    In parts and assemblies, you can specify to remove features that were not automatically removed.
  • Defeature - Feature Removal Complete
    In parts and assemblies, you can save the less-detailed model in a separate part file. You can publish the fully-detailed model to 3D ContentCentral and specify to remove details when customers download the model.
Parent topic: Defeature Tool
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