User Guide
User Guide
User Guide

Change Element to Active Area

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Used to change the area attribute of a closed element(s) (shapes, ellipses, complex shapes, or B-spline curves) to the Active Area.

Tool SettingEffect
Area

Sets the Active Area.

  • If Solid, element's Area attribute is changed to Solid.

  • If Hole, element's Area attribute is changed to Hole.

To change an element to the active area
  1. Select the closed element(s).

  2. Select the Change Element to Active Area tool.

Alternative Method — To change an element to the active area
  1. Select the Change Element to Active Area tool.

  2. Identify the closed element.

  3. Accept the change.

Key-in: CHANGE AREA

To associate a solid element with a set of holes, use the Group Holes tool in the Groups tool box.

It is not possible to pattern an element with the area attribute of Hole.