Multibody Part Design—Using Bodies As Design Tools
Creo supports more efficient and flexible part design workflows using Boolean and Split operations with bodies acting as design tools.
Release: Creo Parametric 7.0.0.0
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What is the benefit of this enhancement?
You can create and use bodies that are intended to act as modification tools to change geometry in other design bodies. Create bodies for this purpose in the context of the geometry of your design part, using common geometry creation tools such as Extrude or Revolve.
You can also add and use bodies from different parts or from external Creo part libraries, using data sharing features such as external Copy Geometry, Merge, or Inheritance.
 | Using data sharing features requires the appropriate licenses. |
Geometry from different bodies can overlap without being merged together automatically. Where beneficial, you can use new tools such as Body Merge, Body Subtract, and Body Intersect to apply Boolean operations on selected bodies. Boolean operations are available from the Boolean Operations tab or from the mini toolbar for selected bodies. Depending on the selected Boolean operation type, you can use Body to modify to specify a body or several bodies to modify and use Modifying bodies to specify one or more modifying bodies. By default, the modifying body or bodies are consumed during that Boolean operation. Use Keep bodies to preserve modifying bodies when needed.
In addition to Boolean operations, there are other operations you can use to act on bodies and to create new bodies:
• Split Body—Divide a body into two bodies by a splitting object or by volumes.
• Copy—Create a copy of a body.
• Move Geometry—Translate or rotate the body.
• Geometry Pattern—Create multiple instances of a body to form a geometry pattern.
• Mirror—Create copies of bodies mirrored about a planar reference.
Using these operations increases productivity by applying faster and easier design workflows and reducing the need to switch to surface or quilt-based workflows and tools.
Example of using the Boolean operation Subtract to use the gray tool body to create grooves in the yellow design body of a plastic part. |  |
In this example the tool body is different from the modifying body. The tool body is not modifying any other body. It is used to create a 3D curve. |   |
Additional Information
Find additional information about multibody models, including configuration options and some limitations, in Part Modeling and other sections of the Help.
Tips: | None. |
Does this replace existing functionality? | No. |