KOMPAS-3D v23

Solid bodies in the KOMPAS-3D model can consist of several unrelated parts. For example, such a solid can be obtained by extruding a sketch which contains several contours.

It is also possible the separation of solids into parts as a result of the cutting or cutting operation. For example, by inserting a workpiece into a part, you can cut out material from it so that only those parts of the workpiece that are required to build the part remain.

In the Design Tree, special icons are used, symbolizing the presence of solids from several parts:

•the sign to the right of the model icon – attribute meaning that the model contains solids made up of separate portions,

•the  sign to the right of the operation icon – attribute meaning that the process of modifying the set of body portions was launched during the operation,

•the  icon of split body and the  sign on the right indicate that the body consists of individual parts.

The solid, consisting of parts, can be made whole, using one of two ways:

1.Modify the sketches or parameters of the operations that form the solids of the parts, so that each solid contains one part. In this case, all signs of the presence of several parts of the solid will disappear from the Design Tree.

2.Create any new elements connecting the parts of the solids. In this case, only those signs of the presence of parts that relate to the solids and the model will disappear from the Design Tree, and special icons on the operation icons will remain.