Design changes may require you to replace a part face with a sculptured surface or work planes. Use the Replace Face command to select the face to replace and the new face. A Replace Face feature is created and can be edited with sketch and feature commands.
Tips for replacing part faces
- The part must completely intersect the new face. If the new face is larger than the part, it is trimmed to match, but the part face does not expand or contract to match the surface dimensions.
- If importing or combining surfaces, use the Stitch command to stitch surfaces into a quilt.
- Faces that are perpendicular to the new face cannot be replaced because they will not intersect the new face.
- The replaced face cannot be copied, pasted, used in a pattern or iFeature by itself. It can be included in these operations when its parent feature is also selected.
Can I use geometry created with the Copy Object command as a replacement face?
Yes. While editing a part in an assembly, you can use the Copy Object command to copy geometry associatively from another part to the active part.
Can I use a work plane as a replacement face?
You can create and select one or more work planes to generate a planar replacement face. Work planes behave just like selected surfaces, with the exception of extents. Work plane extents are infinite regardless of the graphical display.
When editing a replaced face feature, changing from a single work plane selection to an alternate single work plane selection preserves dependent features. Dependent features are not preserved when changing between single and multiple selections, or alternate multiple selections.