Sculpt surface of solid body

Sculpt a surface to create a solid body, or to add or delete material from a solid body.

1. On the ribbon, click 3D Model tab Surface panel Sculpt .
2. In the Sculpt dialog box, click New solid, Add, or Remove.
3. For New solid or Add, click Surfaces, and select one or more surfaces or work planes that form the boundaries of the region to add. Any existing solid bodies that contribute to the closed, selected region are automatically selected.

   For Remove, click Surfaces, and select one or more surfaces or work planes that form the boundaries of the region to remove.

   If more than one solid is present in the file, you can click the Solid selector to choose the participating body.

4. To calculate the resulting body based on the current selection, click Preview. The new area that results is represented as green. To turn off Preview, clear the checkbox.
   Note: After the initial preview generates, if you change the selection set, click Preview Solid to recompute.
5. If the results are not what you expect, click one:
   • Surfaces Change the current selection set.
   • Solid Change the participating body.
   • Side selection arrows In the graphics window, click an individual arrow to select a side and change the direction. To select both sides, click the center sphere.
   • More Change the side selection for selected surfaces. Click a surface in the Edit Direction list, and then click a direction icon to change the direction.
6. Repeat steps 3 through 5 until you achieve the desired results.
7. Click OK. A sculpt feature is placed in the browser.

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