Defeature PropertyManager You specify which model details to keep and remove in the Defeature PropertyManager. To open this PropertyManager: Click Defeature (Tools toolbar) or Tools > Defeature. Select a defeature method: Simplify Geometry Removes selected components and geometry details from the top-level assembly. Silhouette Creates a simplified part from the silhouette outlines of components and bodies. Specify options in the PropertyManager.The PropertyManager has multiple pages. Different pages are available depending on the defeature method and the model type. Silhouette Simplify Geometry - Assembly Simplify Geometry - Multibody Part Simplify Geometry - Single-body Part Page Description Define Groups Specifies groups and a simplification method. Simplifying Model Simplifies the defeature group and lists unprocessed entities. Components Specifies components to remove. Bodies Specifies bodies to remove. Motion Defines groups of components from which you remove details. Motion is allowed between groups, but not between components within a group. To Keep Specifies items to retain that might otherwise be removed. To Remove Specifies items to remove that are not automatically removed. Feature Removal Complete Saves the less-detailed model in a separate file or publishes the model to 3D ContentCentral. Select the Silhouette method to save a defeatured assembly as a configuration. Allows you to link the defeatured model to the original. Click Next and Back to move between pages. Contents Defeature - Define Groups You can use the Silhouette method to define groups of bodies or components and then define a simplification method for these groups. Defeature - Simplifying Model After adding a defeature group, the group is simplified. Defeature - Components, Bodies You can use the Simplify Geometry method to remove components from a model for assemblies. For multibody parts, you can remove bodies from a model. Defeature - Motion To allow motion in an assembly, you can remove details from groups of components and allow motion between the groups. Defeature - To Keep In parts and assemblies, you can specify features to retain that might be removed by the Defeature tool. Defeature - To Remove In parts and assemblies, you can specify to remove features that are not automatically removed. Defeature - Defeature Complete 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. Parent topicDefeature Defeature