About Quilts
A quilt is a set of non-solid surfaces. It can consist of a single or multiple surfaces.
A quilt contains information describing the geometry of all the surfaces that compose it, and how they are joined or intersected together.
A model can contain several quilts. You can select quilts as references for features.
Creation of quilts
When a feature introduces new, non-solid surface geometry into the model, these surfaces will compose a new quilt. In some cases, features will result in more than one quilt. Quilts are owned by the feature that created their geometry.
Quilts in the Model Tree
In the Model Tree, quilts appear in the 
Quilts folder, in the order that they are created. You cannot reorder the quilts. The total number of quilts is automatically updated in the label of the Quilts folder. In part models, the Quilts folder is located under 
Design Items.
Quilts folder, in the order that they are created. You cannot reorder the quilts. The total number of quilts is automatically updated in the label of the Quilts folder. In part models, the Quilts folder is located under Design Items.In the Model Tree, the icon reflects the quilt state:
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—Quilt that contains geometry
—Quilt that contains geometry• 
—Consumed quilt
—Consumed quiltYou can customize the types of quilts that appear in the Model Tree, and toggle the display of contributing features. On the 
Model Tree toolbar, click 
Tree Filters to open the Tree Filters dialog box, and then select the Body/Quilt page to display the quilt options.
Model Tree toolbar, click Tree Filters to open the Tree Filters dialog box, and then select the Body/Quilt page to display the quilt options.Shortcut commands
The following commands are available on the shortcut menu when you click a quilt:
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Insert to Quilt—Allows you to add features to the selected quilt.
Insert to Quilt—Allows you to add features to the selected quilt.◦ Activates Insert Mode after the last contributing feature of the selected quilt. In consumed quilts, activates Insert Mode before the consuming feature of the quilt.
◦ If the selected quilt is hidden, makes the quilt visible.
When you exit Insert Mode, the visibility returns to the state it was in prior to using Insert to Quilt.
Insert to Quilt.• 
Move Geometry—Translates or rotates the selected quilt.
Move Geometry—Translates or rotates the selected quilt.• 
Mirror—Mirrors the selected quilt across a planar reference.
Mirror—Mirrors the selected quilt across a planar reference.• 
Trim—Cuts or splits the selected quilt, or removes material from the quilt.
Trim—Cuts or splits the selected quilt, or removes material from the quilt.• 
Offset—Offsets the surfaces of the selected quilt by a constant or variable distance.
Offset—Offsets the surfaces of the selected quilt by a constant or variable distance.• 
Thicken—Adds thickness to the selected quilt, converting it to solid geometry.
Thicken—Adds thickness to the selected quilt, converting it to solid geometry.• 
Flip Normal—Flips the normal direction of the selected quilt to the opposite side of the quilt.
Flip Normal—Flips the normal direction of the selected quilt to the opposite side of the quilt.• 
Geometry Pattern—Patterns the selected quilt.
Geometry Pattern—Patterns the selected quilt.The following commands are available on the shortcut menu when you right-click a quilt:
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Copy Snapshot—Copies the quilt geometry as a new quilt. Available for objects created in Creo, or versions of Pro/ENGINEER starting with Wildfire 4.0 and later.
Copy Snapshot—Copies the quilt geometry as a new quilt. Available for objects created in Creo, or versions of Pro/ENGINEER starting with Wildfire 4.0 and later.• 
Show Snapshot—Shows a snapshot of the quilt geometry. Available for objects created in Creo, or versions of Pro/ENGINEER starting with Wildfire 4.0 and later.
Show Snapshot—Shows a snapshot of the quilt geometry. Available for objects created in Creo, or versions of Pro/ENGINEER starting with Wildfire 4.0 and later.• 
Copy—Copies the selected quilt to the clipboard.
Copy—Copies the selected quilt to the clipboard.• 
Paste Options > Paste—Pastes the content of the clipboard.
Paste Options > Paste—Pastes the content of the clipboard.• Paste Options > 
Paste Special—Pastes the content of the clipboard, and applies additional options.
Paste Options > Paste Special—Pastes the content of the clipboard, and applies additional options.• 
Create a Note—Opens the Text Editor dialog to create a note for the feature that owns the quilt.
Create a Note—Opens the Text Editor dialog to create a note for the feature that owns the quilt.• 
Delete—Deletes the feature that owns the quilt.
Delete—Deletes the feature that owns the quilt.• 
Parameters—Opens the Parameters dialog box so you can edit parameters or add them to the quilt. See About User Parameters in the links below.
Parameters—Opens the Parameters dialog box so you can edit parameters or add them to the quilt. See About User Parameters in the links below.• 
Rename—Changes the name of the quilt.
Rename—Changes the name of the quilt.• 
Information > 
Feature Information—Shows information for the feature that owns the quilt.
Information > Feature Information—Shows information for the feature that owns the quilt.• Information > 
Model Information—Shows information for the entire model.
Information > Model Information—Shows information for the entire model.• Information > 
Reference Viewer—Opens the Reference Viewer dialog box, with the quilt as the current item.
Information > Reference Viewer—Opens the Reference Viewer dialog box, with the quilt as the current item.The following commands are available on the shortcut menu when you right-click a non-solid surface:
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Select Quilt or Body—Selects the quilt to which the selected item belongs.
Select Quilt or Body—Selects the quilt to which the selected item belongs.When you place the pointer on this command, the quilt to which the selected item belongs is highlighted. For multiple selection, the owner of the last selected item is highlighted.
Appearance
You can assign an appearance to a quilt. However, the appearance is applied to each of the quilt's surfaces. See About Material Appearance in the links below.
Layers
Quilts can be added to layers. See To Add Items to a Layer in the links below.