Converting Features to Bodies and Surfaces

For parts, you can convert features to bodies and surfaces while maintaining geometric references from other parts, assemblies, and drawings. This tool lets you remove unneeded feature history, while retaining the bodies and surfaces.

1. Open the part.
2. In the FeatureManager design tree, right-click the part and click Convert to Bodies.
3. In the Convert to Bodies dialog box:
   1. Enter a new File Name and file path.
   2. Choose from the following save options:

      Save As	Saves the document with a new file name and closes the original file without saving any changes. Parent documents reference the newly created file rather than the original document.
      Save as copy and continue	Saves the document with a new file name without changing references to the original part. The copy is saved to the disk and is closed.
      Save as copy and open	Saves the document with a new file name without changing references to the original document. The copy is saved to the disk and is opened.

   3. Select Preserve reference geometry and sketches to retain the original sketches and reference geometry in the FeatureManager design tree.
   4. Click OK to close the dialog box.

A Converted Body feature appears in the FeatureManager design tree.