Replacing a Body

You can replace only bodies that underwent Boolean operations (for more see Associating Bodies).

This task shows you how to replace a trimmed body with a basic body. As this basic body is not trimmed, during the operation you will have to redefine the Union Trim operation.
Open the ReplaceBody.CATPart document.
1.  Select Body 3 as the body to be replaced.
2.  Right-click and select the Replace... contextual command.

A message window appears informing you will have to replace missing elements.
3.

 

 Click OK to close the dialog box.

The Replace dialog box is displayed.

4.

Select Body 4 as the replacing body.

Note that:

replacing bodies cannot be used for previous Boolean operations. 

they can belong to the Part under study or to an external part.

5. 

Click ..\Pad.2\Face\ and select Face.3 as the replacing face.

6. 

Click Ok to confirm and close the dialog box.

Body 3 has been replaced with body 4.

 
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