You specify which model details to keep and remove in the Defeature PropertyManager.
To open this PropertyManager:
Click Defeature (Tools toolbar) or Tools > Defeature.
The PropertyManager has multiple pages.
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For assemblies, you can specify components to remove from the model. For multibody parts, you can specify bodies to remove from the model.
If you want to allow motion in an assembly, you can remove details from groups of components and allow motion between the groups.
In parts and assemblies, you can specify features to retain, such as mounting holes, that might otherwise be removed by the Defeature tool.
In parts and assemblies, you can specify to remove features that were not automatically removed.
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.
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