FreeShape

 

 

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This command generates a FreeShape shape. This command deletes all existing operations for the shape and creates a new Resolution operation that handles the shape like FreeShape.

 

Creation Stages / Use:

 

Click the icon or select FreeShape > FreeShape... from the drop-down menu.

 

  1. Select the shape to convert in FreeShape.

  2. Validate

 

Available Options:

 

 

 

A part in FreeShape can be converted in two ways:

 

  • Convert

This mode completely deletes the existing operations history before the conversion.

 

  • Modify

This mode saves the history of operations performed on the part before conversion. You can therefore work in FreeShape mode and modify operations outside of FreeShape.

 

Operations tree before conversion

Conversion in Convert mode

Conversion Modify mode

 

 

It is not possible to drag an entity (like a point) when using the Modify mode. It can be dragged if using the Convert mode.

 

 

 

Modifications / Additional information:

 

Using commands to work on FreeShape is done in its edit mode Commands in the FreeShape menu are accessible only if the user is currently editing in FreeShape. To do this, use the "Edit" command in the shape's popup menu to switch to resolution edit mode.

 

During conversion in FreeShape, fixity constraints are automatically created on all of the faces of the shape receiving the constraint. Therefore, to be able to make geometric or dimensional modifications, you must remove the fixity using the Unfix command in the contextual menu for the selected face.