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Tool Body Modeling

Use tool body modeling to create complex multibody tools to remove material from a solid body, or add complex shapes to geometry. You create common geometrically shaped bodies in separate part documents, then use the Insert, Part tool to create a multibody part document.

Initial part

Insert part

Use the Combine feature to remove material of inserted part.

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