Erase Parametric ( Modeling )

Tool summary :

  • Can be used in Modeling to erase materials added using Run Parametric or Rerun Parametric .
  • Even if you Exit then start up Modeling again, this tool can be used to erase materials, holes, etc. that have been added using Run Parametric .
  • Only parametrically added materials, holes, bolts and welds can be deleted with this tool. For instructions on how to erase parametrically added cut operation, click here . To erase parametrically added construction lines or construction circles, use Erase All Construction Lines or Construction Circle Erase All .
  • You do not have to use this tool to erase parametrically added material. You can also erase such materials -- and with better selectivity -- using Delete or Erase Material . This same principle also applies to parametrically added holes, bolts and welds.
  • See, on this page, the step-by-step instructions and to remove parametrically added cuts .

Also see :

model > parametric > | parametrics (index) | intro to parametrics

   Step-by-step instructions :

1 . Invoke Erase Parametric using any one (1) of the following methods:

Methods 1, 2 & 3 : Click the icon, or use a keyboard shortcut, or use the context menu. A Run Parametric icon can be added to your toolbar (classic) or ribbon (lightning). The icon, keyboard shortcut or context menu command can be found in the group named ' Model -- Parametric '. For lightning, Customize Interface is used to configure ribbons, keyboards, the context menu and modes.

Method 4 : If " Modeling layout style " is ' Classic ', you can use the menu system to choose Model > Parametric > Erase .

2 . A list of Run Parametric operations that are erasable opens. Erasable operations include the addition material, bolts, holes or welds. The parametric addition of construction lines or a parametric query of material attributes is not erasable. The list includes erasable parametrics run in previous sessions of Modeling as well as in your current session.

2a : Select from the list the parametric that corresponds to the group of materials or etc. that you want to erase, then press the " OK " button.

Also see: Click here for info on how to erase parametrically added cuts.

3 . A yes-no dialog box opens. On it is the message, " Erase Parametrics on these members? " The members and to-be-erased materials, welds, etc. are selected. If they are in your current view, they will be displayed in the " Primary selection color ."

Alternative 1 : Press " Yes " to erase the materials you added using Run Parametric . The screen redraws, and the parametrically added materials, holes, bolts or etc. are removed from the model. If these items were in your current view, they disappear from your current view. The parametric selected in step 2a will no longer be listed if you do a Parametric Erase again.

Alternative 2 : Press " No " to not erase the materials, holes, bolts or etc. Most everything remains as it was before step 1.

Note: If the member from which the parametric was erased was originally displayed in stick form, it is now displayed in solid opaque form. This happens regardless of whether you press " Yes " or " No " in this step.

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   To remove parametrically added cuts :

Frame , Exact Fit , Cope , Notch or Cut Layout parametrics can be used to cut materials. If you cut parametric materials, those cuts are erased along with the materials when you erase the parametric materials. However, Erase Parametric cannot be used to erase parametric cuts made to non-parametric materials or to parametric materials added with a separate parametric. To remove parametrically added cuts made to non-parametric materials, do the following:

1 . Edit Material (double-click the material) to open the material edit window of the material altered by the parametric Frame , Exact Fit , Cope , Notch or Cut Layout operation.

1a : Press the " OK " button at the bottom of the material edit window.

2 . A yes-no dialog appears with the question, "Do you want to regenerate this material to clear user modified material operations?

2a : Press the " Yes " button.

3 . The Change All Options window opens. On it is a " Warnings " list and " Options ."

3a : Optionally select the " Options " you want, then press the " OK " button.

4 . The material is regenerated per the settings on its edit window.

Note: If other pieces with the same submaterial piecemark exist in the 3D model and you selected the appropriate " Options ," then other materials are also regenerated as specified on the edit window.

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