Remove Solid Holes

Use the Defeature: Holes tool to remove solid holes in the model.

Note: FE geometry is not supported for this tool.
  1. From the Topology ribbon, click the Defeature > Holes tool.
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  2. Optional: From the guide bar, click and select Enable topology color mode.
    The next time the tool is opened, topology color mode will be enabled automatically.
  3. Optional: On the guide bar, click to define settings used to find and select holes of a specific size.
  4. On the guide bar, click Find.
    Holes in the model are selected and highlighted red.
  5. Review each found hole by clicking and on the guide bar.
  6. If you have already used the Features tool to detect solid holes, you can use the drop-down on menu on the guide bar to select them directly.
  7. Remove holes in the following ways:
    1. Remove all found/selected holes by clicking Remove All.
    2. Remove individual holes by left-clicking.