Part RefineShape/pt-br

ElementCopy

SectionCut

Part

Description

The Part RefineShape command creates parametric copies with a refined shape from selected objects. It removes unnecessary edges from planar and cylindrical faces.

Original with 11 faces (left), and refined copy with 7 faces (right).

Usage

1. Select one or more objects.
2. Select the Part → Create a copy → Refine shape option from the menu.
3. For each object a cleaned, parametric copy is created
4. The original objects are hidden.

Notes

• Many Part objects and PartDesign features have a DadosRefine property. Setting that property to true is preferable over using this command as it avoids an extra object.
• By default this command creates parametric copies. There is a fine-tuning parameter to change this to non-parametric copies.
• This command can be used after converting a mesh to a shape.
• Refining an object may prevent 3D printers from printing unwanted edges once the object is exported to a mesh format.
• Some interesting information about what is happening with placement and how to access by Python can be found in this forum post.

Properties

See also: Property editor.

A Part RefineShape object is derived from a Part Feature object and inherits all its properties. It also has the following additional property:

Data

Refine

• DadosSource (Link): specifies the linked source shape.

Scripting

The Python command for refining a shape is the following:

shape.removeSplitter()

ElementCopy

SectionCut

Part

Part

• Primitives: Box, Cylinder, Sphere, Cone, Torus, Tube, Create primitives, Shape builder

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• Boolean: Make compound, Explode compound, Compound Filter, Boolean, Cut, Union, Intersection, Connect objects, Embed object, Cutout for object, Boolean fragments, Slice apart, Slice to compound, Boolean XOR, Check geometry, Defeaturing

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• Other tools: Import CAD file, Export CAD file, Box selection, Create shape from mesh, Create points object from geometry, Convert to solid, Reverse shapes, Create simple copy, Create transformed copy, Create shape element copy, Refine shape, Attachment

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• Preferences: Preferences, Fine tuning

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