Defeature - Components, Bodies

To open the Components or Bodies page of the Defeature PropertyManager, do one of the following:

• In an assembly, click Defeature (Tools toolbar) or Tools > Defeature.

  The PropertyManager opens to the Components page.

• In a multibody part, click Defeature (Tools toolbar) or Tools > Defeature.

  The PropertyManager opens to the Bodies page.

This screen is also used by the Export to AEC wizard. To display it in this context:

1. Open the Export to AEC wizard by clicking Tools > Export to AEC.
2. Complete the fields on the Export to AEC - Type and Orientation screen and click Next .
3. On the Export to AEC - Specify Export Details screen, for Set Target Model Details, select Custom, then click Next .

Remove

Provides methods for specifying which components or bodies to remove.

Internal components / Internal bodies	Removes all components or bodies not visible from outside the model.
Small components (percent of assembly size) / Small bodies (percent of part size)	Removes all components or bodies, both external and internal, that are smaller than a specified percentage of the size of the model's bounding box. Enter a number in Percent.
Selected components / Selected bodies	Removes components or bodies that you select in the graphics area or FeatureManager design tree. Selected items are listed in Components to Remove / Bodies to Remove .
Display	Controls the display of items while on this page of the PropertyManager. Select one of the following options: Show all Shows all items. Hide removed components / bodies Hides items to be removed. Shows items to be retained. Hide others Shows items to be removed. Hides items to be retained. Transparent others Shows items to be removed. Displays transparently items to be retained. When you click Next , the display reverts to Hide removed components / Hide removed bodies.

Exceptions

You can manually select components or bodies to retain that are otherwise removed according to the options above.

Components to Retain / Bodies to Retain

Retains components or bodies that you select in the graphics area or FeatureManager design tree.

Section View

View 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.