To Remove Edges with the Remove Tool
Use this procedure to remove a single-sided closed-loop chain of edges at the boundary of a quilt. To remove solid or quilt surfaces, surface sets, surface regions, or intent surfaces, refer to the topic To Remove Surfaces with the Remove Tool in the Related Links.
1. Do one of the following:
◦ Click > > 
Remove.
Remove.◦ Click > Remove.
Remove.The Remove Surface tab opens with 
Surface remove surfaces selected, and the Surfaces to remove collector active.
Surface remove surfaces selected, and the Surfaces to remove collector active.2. To switch to edge chain removal, click 
Quilt Boundary Chain. The Edges to remove collector becomes active.
Quilt Boundary Chain. The Edges to remove collector becomes active.3. Select edges.
 | You can also select edges to remove first, and then open the Remove Surface tab. |
4. To set how the geometry that results from removing edges will attach to the model, on the Options tab, select an option:
◦ Select Same quilt to create the attached geometry as part of the existing quilt.
◦ Select New quilt to attach a new quilt to the existing quilt.
5. To navigate through other possible solutions for geometry configurations for surface removal, on the Options tab, click Next or Previous.
| | • When you click Next, the system might stop responding while it tries to find the best possible solution. This is because it checks for all possible combinations for the solution. The system might also stop responding if a solution does not exist. At this point, to interrupt the check and continue working: 1. While the model is regenerating, click  Stop at the bottom of the window to interrupt the regeneration. A failed feature is created.2. In the Model Tree, click the failed feature and select  Edit Definition. Even if you do not make any changes in the settings, this gives you the opportunity to check if the result is what you want.3. Click  OK. The feature regenerates.• When the system is unable to find more than one solution, the Previous and Next options are not available. |
You can select a different solution when you redefine the Remove feature.
6. To preserve the topology of the current solution when the feature is regenerated, select the Maintain solution topology check box. If the same topology cannot be reconstructed due to changes in the model, regeneration of the feature will fail.
7. Click 
OK.
OK.