Synchronous Modeling and Parametric Design

MT10043 – NX 9.0

Activity: Delete faces

In this activity, you will delete a face without trimming the surrounding faces so that
a new face can be sewn in its place.

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Delete faces
You need to create a bump in the roof of this race car.

1. Open syn2_delete_faces.

2. Choose Home tab→Synchronous Modeling group→Delete Face .

3. In the Delete Face dialog box title bar, click Reset to return the dialog box
and the Top Border bar to the default settings.
4. In the Settings group, notice that the Heal check box is selected.
5. Select the three faces as shown, and click OK.

With Heal selected, NX closed the hole by extending the surrounding faces. For
this activity you need to delete the faces without healing the surrounding faces
because you want to use a new face in its place.

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6. Press Ctrl + Z.

7. Choose Home tab→Synchronous Modeling group→Delete Face .

8. Select the same three faces as shown.

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9. In the Settings group, clear the Heal check box, and click OK.

The three faces have been deleted and the surrounding faces have not
changed. A new face can be created and sewn into the existing body.

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Sew in new faces

1. In the Part Navigator, right-click Through Curves (63) and select Show.

2. Choose Home tab→Feature group→Sew .

3. Select the face as shown.

4. Select the face as shown, and click OK.

The bump is now part of the race car roof.

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Blends and other changes can be made to the new body.

5. Close the part now or close all parts when you exit the session.

You completed the activity.

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