Inserting a Body in an Added Volume

You can create a body in an added volume. From a selected volume in an ordered geometrical set, you can insert some Part Design features.

The created body is always a hybrid body independent of the option set in Tools > Options > 3D Shape Infrastructure > 3D Shape; i.e. selecting or deselecting Enable hybrid design inside part bodies and bodies has no effect.

Before you begin: Create a 3D shape containing a volume.

Here is your initial data:

  1. Right-click the volume in the specification tree and select Volume.1 object > Insert Added Volume....

    The result in the specification tree is an Add operation (Add.2) of a new body (Body.1) within the ordered geometrical set. The new body itself contains an Add feature (Add.1) of the input volume (Volume.1).



    Important:
    • Add.1 becomes the current object.
    • Add.2 is a modification feature of Volume.1 and absorbs it.
    • The visualization of Volume.1 is absorbed by Add.1 and the visualization of Body.1 is absorbed by Add.2.
    • If you delete the volume, the body will also be deleted, unless you clear the Delete Aggregated Features check box in the Delete dialog box.

    You are now able to create Part Design features within the body. Let's create an edge fillet.

  2. Activate the Part Design workbench.

  3. Click Edge Fillet .

  4. Select the edge as show below:



  5. Click OK to fillet the edge.

    The edge fillet is created within Body.1.