Properties of Features,
Faces, and Bodies
Feature properties include the feature's name and the capability
to suppress
(and then unsuppress) the feature if it is used in multiple configurations.
Suppressing temporarily removes the feature from the model, without deleting
it. This can be used to simplify the model, or to create part
configurations.
The Appearances 
command displays the colors of faces, features, bodies, and
the part and is a shortcut to editing appearances. You can see the hierarchy
of colors by expanding the command. Color selections made in the Appearances
PropertyManager supersede colors set on the Document Properties tab.
To edit feature properties:
In the FeatureManager design tree or in the graphics
area, select one or more features, then click Edit,
Properties, or right-click the features and select Feature
Properties. (To select multiple features, hold down Ctrl
while selecting.)
The Feature Properties dialog
box appears.
Enter a Name
if desired.
To suppress the feature, select Suppressed.
Click OK.
You can change the feature color in the Appearances PropertyManager.
In the FeatureManager design tree or graphics area, right-click a feature,
expand Appearances , and select the feature.
To edit face properties:
In the graphics area, right-click a face and select
Face Properties.
The Entity Property dialog
box appears.
Enter a Name
if desired. (Entity names are used under certain conditions when replacing
components in an assembly. See replacing components in an assembly.)
If the model has multiple configurations, select:
Click OK.
You can change the face color in the Appearances PropertyManager.
In the graphics area, right-click a face, expand Appearances
, and select the face.
To edit
body properties:
In the
FeatureManager design tree or in the graphics area, right-click a feature
and select Body Properties.
The Entity Property dialog
box appears.
Enter a
Name if desired.
Click OK.
You can change the body color in the Appearances PropertyManager.
In the FeatureManager design tree, right-click a body, expand Appearances
, and select the body.
Related Topics
Copying Features
Dynamic Feature
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