Remove Faces and Heal

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(3D only) Used to remove an existing face(s) or a feature from a solid and then heal (close) the opening. Additionally, the Logical Groups option lets you remove all faces associated with a feature by identifying any one of the feature's surfaces.

For example, with Method set to Logical Groups, identifying any one face of the feature lets you remove all faces that are associated with:

• a cut

• a solid that has been added to or subtracted from the original

• a fillet or chamfer

In operation, you can select one or more faces as follows:

• After selecting the solid, as you move the screen pointer over it, the face nearest the pointer highlights. A data point selects the highlighted face, which remains highlighted.

• You can select additional faces using <Ctrl> data points. That is, press <Ctrl> and move the pointer until the required face highlights. While still holding down the <Ctrl> key, enter a data point to select the highlighted face.

• To select a face that is behind another in the view, enter a data point (or <Ctrl> data point) on the face, which will highlight the nearest face. Then enter Resets until the required face highlights.

• You can use Resets also to deselect an incorrect face. Where a number of faces have been selected, consecutive Resets will deselect them in the reverse order (that is, the last face selected is the first face deselected).

Tool Setting	Effect
Method	Defines how faces are selected for removal: Logical Groups — All associated faces are processed. For example, a feature such as a cut can be removed by selecting any one face of the feature. Faces — Only selected faces are processed.
Add Smooth Faces	If on, any tangentially continuous faces are included with the selected face. If off, only the selected face is considered.

To remove one or more faces from a solid

1. Select the Remove Faces and Heal tool.


2. From the Method option menu, choose Faces.


3. Identify the solid.
   The solid highlights. Simultaneously, the face nearest the screen pointer location highlights.


4. Identify the face to remove.
   The face remains highlighted.


5. Accept to remove the face.
   or
   Identify further faces to remove with <Ctrl> data points..


6. Accept to remove the selected faces.

   Removing a single face. Left: Identify the solid (1) and the face to remove (2). Right: Accept (3) to remove the selected face

   Removing multiple faces. Left: Identify the solid (1) and the faces to remove (2 and 3) Right: Accept (4) to remove the selected faces.

To remove a cut feature from a solid

1. Select the Remove Faces and Heal tool.


2. From the Method option menu, choose Logical Groups.


3. Identify the solid.
   The solid highlights. Simultaneously, the face nearest the screen pointer location highlights in the active color and line style.


4. Identify one of the faces of the cut.
   The face highlights.


5. Accept to remove all faces associated with the cut.

   Removing a cut feature from a solid. Left: Identify the solid (1). Center: one of the faces of the cut (2). Right: Accept to remove all faces associated with the cut (3).

Key-in: REMOVE FACES