Create Simplified Assembly Visible Faces command bar


The command bar associated with the Visible Faces command (Tools tab→Simplify group→Visible Faces) can only be accessed when the assembly is in the Simplify mode (Tools tab→Model group→Simplify).

Main Steps
Analyze Assembly Step

Processes the assembly display to differentiate between exterior and interior faces. When you click the Process button, the exterior faces are changed to the exterior faces color.

Modify Results Step

Allows you to modify the simplified representation of the assembly to exclude any parts you do not want displayed in the simplified representation, such as small parts. You can also use the Mark Faces As Exterior button to select interior faces you want displayed in the exterior faces color.

Finish/Cancel

This button changes function as you move through the construction process. The Finish button constructs the feature using input provided in the other steps. After you construct the feature, you can edit it by re-selecting the appropriate step on the command bar. The Cancel button discards any input and exits the command.

command bar Options
Simplified Assembly Options

Displays the Simplified Assembly Options dialog box so you can set the simplified assembly colors you want to use.

Analyze Assembly Model Step Options
Process

Processes the assembly and hides the interior faces on the assembly. The remaining faces are displayed using the exterior faces color.

Modify Results Step Options
Copy Body

Specifies that if a face is visible, the body containing the face is copied to the simplified model. When this option is not selected, only visible faces are copied to the simplified model. When exporting a simplified model for downstream operations, bodies may be more useful than faces for some workflows.

Mark Faces as Exterior

Specifies that the interior faces are marked as exterior faces. In some cases, an exterior face you want to include in the simplified representation is marked as an interior face. This can occur when a large assembly component obstructs an exterior face on another component. You can refine the output using the Rotate command to rotate the view to a new orientation to display the incorrectly marked face more clearly, and then click the Mark Faces as Exterior button to reprocess the results.

Exclude Parts

You can exclude parts by selecting them individually by selecting them in the graphics window or PathFinder, or by defining a part exclusion percentage using the Exclude parts field on the command bar. The smallest size part in the current view is 1 and the largest is 100. You can enter a size value in the field or use the left and right arrows to add or remove the next size of parts from the exclusion set based on their size. So as you increase the number, larger parts are excluded. You deselect a part by holding the Ctrl key and clicking a selected part.

Deselect (x)

Clears the modifications you made.

Design Model command Create Simplified Assembly Model command bar

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