Converting a Feature to Direct Edit

You can convert a feature or body using direct-edit tools and use the Robot, scale handle, toolbar commands, constraints, and dimensions to edit the feature or body.

Warning: After you convert a feature or body to a direct-edit feature, you cannot change it back to a parametric feature.
Note: Only solids can be converted to direct edit. You cannot convert surfaces.

  1. Select a face in the work area or select a feature or body in the design tree.
  2. From the Feature section of the action bar, click Convert to Direct Edit .
    The Convert to Direct Edit dialog box appears, and indicates the selected face or feature and the associated body or feature to be converted.
  3. Click .
    In the design tree, indicates a direct-edit feature, which replaces the parametric feature or features. When you select a face of a direct-edit feature, the Direct Edit toolbar and the Robot appear in the work area.

    Use the Robot handles, toolbar commands, constraints, and dimensions to edit the feature or body.

 

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