Save the details to a new file where the details are replaced by
dumb solids. Dumb solids are solids without feature definition or history. You can share
the new file without revealing the design details of the model.
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You can save the less-detailed model to a separate file and
maintain references to the original part or assembly.
The
options that you select in the PropertyManager are saved in the original model.
You can publish the
fully detailed model containing the Defeature options to your Supplier Services account on 3D
ContentCentral. You can specify that details be removed when customers configure
and download the model.
You can use the Simplify Geometry method or the Silhouette method to defeature a model. The
Simplify Geometry
method removes selected
components and geometry details from the top-level assembly. The Silhouette
method creates a simplified part
from the silhouette outlines of components and bodies.