Defeature - To Keep

To open the To Keep page of the Defeature PropertyManager, do one of the following:

• In a single-body part, click Defeature (Tools toolbar) or Tools > Defeature. The PropertyManager opens to the To Keep page.
• In an assembly or multibody part, click Defeature (Tools toolbar) or Tools > Defeature . In the PropertyManager, click Next until the To Keep page appears.

Features to Keep

Features to Keep

Specifies features to retain in the less-detailed model. Select features to retain that might otherwise be removed by the Defeature tool. Items you can select include: Subassemblies Parts Features, including assembly features and suppressed features Reference geometry Routing points Sketches

Auto-Select

(Optional.) Provides tools that facilitate selection of hole features. Click to choose a method.

	Select all holes	Selects all holes in the model and adds them to Features to Keep.
	Select holes between	Selects holes in the range you specify and adds them to Features to Keep. Specify the range of hole sizes to select: Minimum Value Maximum Value

Section View

Lets you see and select internal components or bodies.

	Reference Section Plane/Face	Specifies the plane or face to use to section the model. Select a plane or face, or click Front , Top , or Right to create the section view. Reverse Section Direction changes the direction of the cut.
	Offset Distance	Offsets the section from the reference plane by a specified distance.
	X Rotation	Rotates the section plane along the X-axis.
	Y Rotation	Rotates the section plane along the Y-axis.

In the FeatureManager design tree, you can right-click Defeature and click Edit Feature , Save Result, Upload to 3DCC, or Delete.