Malcolm Crowe Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 (edited) This will be obvious to some, but it won't be obvious to all, so I thought that I would mention it. After importing geometry from another CAD system, the resulting imported Body is a BREP (or dumb solid). We can use intellishapes to add and remove geometry to this Body, but we can also directly edit the faces of the existing Body. This is called "Direct Face Modelling" (DFM). The "Selection Filter" at the bottom right of the Status Bar is a really useful tool when you want to "Box Select" multiple faces at once for editing. In one of the attached videos the length of imported geometry (hydraulic cylinder) is edited by "Box Selecting" all of the faces at one end, and then "Moving" those faces. IRONCAD then adjusts the Body accordingly. In the second video a similar process is used for "Deleting" selected faces. Note the following regarding "Box Selection" within IRONCAD and CAXA DRAFT. When you create your box from "left to right", then everything that is completely enclosed by that box will be selected. However, if you create your box from "right to left", then everything that is cut by (and inside) the box will be selected. So the direction that you use when "Box Selecting" determines what is selected. Malcolm IRONCAD - Direct Face Modelling - Selection Filter and Moving Faces.mp4 IRONCAD - Direct Face Modelling - Selection Filter and Deleting Faces.mp4 Edited March 11, 2023 by Malcolm Crowe 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest box select Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 How do you box select if you are not able to click onto white space first, say the small faces are surrounded by a large face? It just selects the first face clicked and doesn't form the box . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cary OConnor Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 Next to the filter mentioned above, select the Box Select command. That will allow you to start the box select on geometry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Crowe Posted October 2, 2022 Author Share Posted October 2, 2022 The attached video demonstrates how to use the "Move Face" and "Editing Face Radius" tools (along with some of the associated options) when editing imported geometry. Malcolm IRONCAD - Direct Face Modelling (Editing) - Hex Nipple and Bracket.mp4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cary OConnor Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Nice video Malcolm! Do you ever use the Faces to Intellishapes on the Holes? Sometimes it is a useful feature when there are many or if you want to change the shape more drastically by using the Sketch Tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Crowe Posted October 3, 2022 Author Share Posted October 3, 2022 Hi Cary, Yes I often use the "Faces to Intellishape" tool when editing holes, fillets (blends) and chamfers. It is a very useful tool! Malcolm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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