Change a Feature in the Model

General

  • You can change the selected feature to a library feature.
  • The feature to be changed must be located on a planar surface, if the part has no history.
    • An imported part has no history that can be modified to remove and replace the feature with a new feature.
  • When positioning a library feature, the reference point maintains its location. For example, replacing a hole with an indentation keeps the center point in place.
  • If you remove the Feature Change feature from the feature tree, the original feature is restored to the model.
  • If you change a feature in a pattern, the other members of the pattern will not change.

Usage examples

  • A part imported to Vertex can have a hole or indentation that you want to change to a feature in the Vertex library.
  • For example, you can change a hole feature to a thread feature.

Change a feature to a library feature

  1. Select one face from the feature you want to change.
  2. Select the context-sensitive function Edit > Change Feature.
    • The program opens the dialog box Change Feature.

  3. Click Select.
  4. Browse and select a replacement feature from the library.
  5. Click OK to accept the replacement feature .
    • The program opens the dimension table of the library feature, if there are variables in the library feature.
  6. Select or enter values for the variables.
  7. Confirm the values by clicking OK.
    • The program switches to sketching mode.
  8. Position the feature using sketch constraints.
  9. To exit the sketching mode, click or select the context-sensitive function OK.