Delete Face

With Delete Face tool, you can do the following:

• Delete. Deletes a face from a surface body, or deletes one or more faces from a solid body to create surfaces.

• Delete and Patch. Deletes a face from a surface body or solid body and automatically patches and trims the body.

• Delete and Fill. Deletes faces and generates a single face to close any gap.

To delete faces from a surface body:

1. Click Delete Face on the Surfaces toolbar, or Insert, Face, Delete.

   The Delete Face PropertyManager appears.

2. In the graphics area, click the faces you want to delete.

   The names of the faces appear under Faces to delete .

3. Under Options, click Delete.

4. Click OK .

   The faces disappear.

   Select gray faces to delete	Faces deleted

To delete and patch faces on a surface body:

1. Follow steps 1 and 2 from the previous procedure.

2. Under Options, click Delete and Patch.

3. Click OK .

   The faces disappear, and the adjoining faces extend to form an unbroken surface.

   Select gray faces to delete	Blue faces patched

To delete and fill surfaces:

1. Follow steps 1 and 2 from the previous procedure.

2. Under Options, click Delete and Fill.

The system deletes the faces and replaces them with a single face

• Tangent fill cleared. The fill use contact edges.

• Tangent fill selected. The fill uses tangent edges.

3. Click OK .

   The faces are deleted, and are filled by a single unbroken surface.

To delete faces from a solid body and create surfaces:

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