Defeature

Select edges to close openings in a surface, or to sharpen or smooth where adjacent edges connect.

1. On the ribbon, click the Die Design tab.
2. Select the Part tool.
   
3. Click the Defeature icon.
   
   The guide bar appears.

   

4. Select edges or flanges you would like to modify.
   • Notches and Holes: Use this option to modify notches, holes, or straight edges.
   • Flanges: Use this option to remove flanges from the part.

   Note: Selectable edges are yellow, and selected edges turn green.
5. In the guide bar, choose an edge selection method:
   • Tangent Selection: When you click an edge, all tangent edges are automatically selected.
   • Chain Selection: When you click an edge, all connected edges are automatically selected.
   • Single Selection: When you click an edge, only one edge is selected at a time.

   To	Do this
   Close an opening in a surface	Select one or more edges where there is an opening in the design. Note: If the opening in the design is made of multiple edges, make sure to select all of them. Right-click and mouse through the check mark to exit, or double-right-click. The surface will close.
   Sharpen an edge	Select an edge you would like to make sharp in the model. Right-click and mouse through the check mark to exit, or double-right-click. The edge will sharpen.
   Make a straight edge curved	Select a straight edge, or an edge that forms a pointed corner with another edge. Right-click and mouse through the check mark to exit, or double-right-click. The edge will curve where it connects to the adjacent edge.
   Remove flanges from a surface	In the guide bar, select Flanges. Select the flanges you would like to remove from the part. Right-click and mouse through the check mark to exit, or double-right-click. Note: You need to define flanges using the Flanges tool before using Defeature for flanges.