Creating Replace Face Features

Replace Face lets you replace a face or a set of tangent faces with a surface or a selected face (belonging to the same body). This capability allows you to align faces, which is sometimes a way of simplifying volumes, but also adjusts shapes prior to manufacturing operations.

This task shows you how to:

 

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Modify Shapes

  1. Select a surface as the replacing surface.
  2. Click the arrow to reverse the indicated direction.
  3. Select the 3D shape's bottom face.
  4. Click OK to confirm the operation.

Replace Faces with Other Faces to Align Them

  1. Click Replace Face .
  2. Select the horizontal face on the smaller pad.
  3. Select the horizontal face from the left pad.
  4. Click OK to confirm the operation.

Replace Faces with Other Faces

  1. Click Replace Face .
  2. Select the horizontal face on the left.
  3. Select the horizontal face on the right.
  4. Click OK to confirm the operation.