Editing a Solid Boss

You can edit a single, existing solid boss or simultaneously edit multiple bosses.

To edit a single solid boss:

1. Enter editing mode in one of the following ways:
   • Double-click the Boss feature icon in the Tree Window, or the boss feature on the model, to display the Solid Boss dialog with the edit options available.
   • Click Solid tab > Feature panel > Boss to display the Solid Boss dialog. Click and select the boss to make the edit options available:

     

2. Click the wireframe of the existing boss or select it from the Name drop-down list. The extruded solid of the selected wireframe is highlighted and the others are greyed.
3. Edit the wireframe as required:
   1. Click Edit button to make the Curve Tools tab available. The label on the Edit button changes to Finish. The extruded solid for the selected wireframe is no longer visible.

      

   2. Edit the wireframe either graphically or using the commands on the tab.

      

   3. When you have finished editing the wireframe, click the Finish button.

      

   4. Click Apply to recreate the boss on the solid using the edited wireframe.
4. If required, Replace the selected wireframe of a boss with another piece of wireframe:
   1. Select the wireframe of the boss to be replaced.

      

   2. Select the replacement wireframe . The Replace button becomes available .

      

   3. Click the Replace button. An extruded solid is created from the replacement wireframe and the extruded solid of the replaced wireframe is deleted. The wireframe of the replaced extruded solid is now visible.

      

   4. Click Apply to recreate the boss using the replacement wireframe. The wireframe of the replaced extruded solid is left in the model.

Note: You can edit the wireframe using the mirror, move, rotate, offset and scale commands on the Edit tab.