Delete Face

The Delete Face command differs from the Delete command (pressing the Delete key).

• The Delete key removes selected geometry from the part. It cannot be retrieved unless you immediately use Undo. You cannot use the Delete key to remove individual faces.
• The Delete Face command creates a Delete Face feature and places an icon in the browser hierarchy. The operation automatically converts a part to a surface and replaces the part icon at the top of the browser with a surface icon.

Because Delete Face creates a feature, you can use Edit Feature to make modifications just like any other feature, and then click Update to incorporate changes.

Some applications of the Delete Face command include:

Delete one or more faces to convert a part into a surface. On the resulting surface, apply a decal, and then save the part. Place the part in an assembly where the decal must span across two parts, using assembly constraints to position it.

The following image shows the result of delete face when the Heal option is not selected.

Delete one or more faces, using the Heal option to extend adjacent faces. Gaps between faces, such as when a fillet is deleted, are repaired by extending the adjacent faces until they intersect.

Delete a lump , such as a result of defining a mold base. When you model the mold shape and cut the part from the base, a lump remains. Use Delete Face to delete the lump from the cavity.

Delete a void to restore mass to the model. Some modeling operations, such as a shell without removing a face, create a hollow inside a model that you later want to remove. Because the void is hidden inside a model, you cycle through selections using the Select Other method to highlight the void to delete.

Procedures

Delete part faces or lumps

You can delete individual faces or all faces of a lump . The operation creates a Delete Face feature in the browser and automatically converts the part to a surface.

On the ribbon, click 3D Model tabSurface panel Delete Face. On the Delete Face dialog box, choose one: Click Select individual face to specify one or more faces to delete. If desired, click Heal to attempt to heal gaps between remaining adjacent faces Click Select Lump to delete all faces on the selected lump. If desired, delete a void . Hover the cursor over a void face. Because the void is inside the model, the exterior face is selected first. When the Select Other symbol appears, click the arrow to cycle through selections, then click to select the void. Click OK. Show Me how to use Delete Face with Heal selected

References

Delete face or lump

Deletes a part face , lump , or void and automatically converts the part to a surface. The operation replaces the part icon with a surface icon and adds a Delete Face feature icon in the browser hierarchy.

Access:

Ribbon: 3D Model tab Surface panel Delete Face

Faces	Selects one or more faces to delete, depending on selection of individual face or lump.
Select individual face	Specifies that one or more individual faces are to be deleted.
Select lump	Specifies all faces of the lump are to be deleted.
Heal	When individual faces are deleted, attempts to heal gaps by extending adjacent faces until they intersect. Not available for a lump.