About the Creo Flexible Modeling User Interface
The Flexible Modeling tab consists of a tab with groups of commands and a gallery, and graphics window shortcut menus. In an open part, click Flexible Modeling to open the tab.
Shape Surface Selection Group
Use the Shape Surface Selection gallery to select surfaces and the button to set rules for selecting geometry.
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When you move the mouse over a button, geometry in the graphics window highlights. This geometry is selected when you click the button.
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Boss—Selects surfaces that form a boss.
Boss—Selects surfaces that form a boss.• 
Bosses—Selects surfaces that form a boss along with smaller surfaces that intersect them.
Bosses—Selects surfaces that form a boss along with smaller surfaces that intersect them.• 
Cut—Selects surfaces that form a cut.
Cut—Selects surfaces that form a cut.• 
Cuts—Selects surfaces that form a cut along with smaller surfaces that intersect them.
Cuts—Selects surfaces that form a cut along with smaller surfaces that intersect them.• 
Round/Chamfer—Selects a round or chamfer surface.
Round/Chamfer—Selects a round or chamfer surface.• 
Rounds/Chamfers—Selects connected round or chamfer surfaces of the same size, type, and convexity.
Rounds/Chamfers—Selects connected round or chamfer surfaces of the same size, type, and convexity.Search Group
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Geometry Rules—Opens the Geometry Rules dialog box.
Geometry Rules—Opens the Geometry Rules dialog box.• 
Geometry Search—Opens the Geometry Search Tool dialog box.
Geometry Search—Opens the Geometry Search Tool dialog box.Transform Group
Use the Transform commands to modify geometry.
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—Opens the Move tab. Click Move to display additional commands.
—Opens the Move tab. Click Move to display additional commands.◦ Move using Dragger
Move using Dragger◦ 
Move by Dimension
Move by Dimension◦ 
Move using Constraints
Move using Constraints• 
Offset—Opens the Offset Geometry tab.
Offset—Opens the Offset Geometry tab.• 
Modify Analytic—Opens the Modify Analytic Surface tab.
Modify Analytic—Opens the Modify Analytic Surface tab.• 
Mirror—Opens the Mirror Geometry tab.
Mirror—Opens the Mirror Geometry tab.• 
Flexible Pattern—Opens the Pattern tab.
Flexible Pattern—Opens the Pattern tab.• 
Substitute—Opens the Substitute tab.
Substitute—Opens the Substitute tab.• 
Edit Round—Opens the Edit Round tab.
Edit Round—Opens the Edit Round tab.• 
Edit Chamfer—Opens the Edit Chamfer tab.
Edit Chamfer—Opens the Edit Chamfer tab.Recognition Group
Use the Recognition group to recognize patterns and symmetric geometry. You can propagate recognized patterns and symmetry to other Creo Flexible Modeling features.
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Pattern—Opens the Pattern Recognition tab.
Pattern—Opens the Pattern Recognition tab.• 
Symmetry—Opens the Symmetry Recognition tab.
Symmetry—Opens the Symmetry Recognition tab.• 
Rounds/Chamfers—Click an option to recognize and tag round and chamfer geometry:
Rounds/Chamfers—Click an option to recognize and tag round and chamfer geometry:◦ 
Recognize Chamfers—Opens the Recognize Chamfers tab.
Recognize Chamfers—Opens the Recognize Chamfers tab.◦ 
Not Chamfers—Opens the Not Chamfers tab.
Not Chamfers—Opens the Not Chamfers tab.◦ 
Recognize Rounds—Opens the Recognize Rounds tab.
Recognize Rounds—Opens the Recognize Rounds tab.◦ 
Not Rounds—Opens the Not Rounds tab.
Not Rounds—Opens the Not Rounds tab.Edit Features Group
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Attach—Opens the Attach tab.
Attach—Opens the Attach tab.• 
Remove—Opens the Remove Surface tab.
Remove—Opens the Remove Surface tab.Shortcut Menus
Select a surface and right-click a surface to display the following commands.
• Boss—Selects surfaces that form a boss.
Boss—Selects surfaces that form a boss.• Bosses—Selects surfaces that form a boss along with smaller surfaces that intersect them.
Bosses—Selects surfaces that form a boss along with smaller surfaces that intersect them.• Cut—Selects surfaces that form a cut.
Cut—Selects surfaces that form a cut.• Cuts—Selects surfaces that form a cut along with smaller surfaces that intersect them.
Cuts—Selects surfaces that form a cut along with smaller surfaces that intersect them.• Geometry Rule Surfaces—Opens the Geometry Rules dialog box.
Geometry Rule Surfaces—Opens the Geometry Rules dialog box.• Geometry Search—Opens the Geometry Search Tool dialog box.
Geometry Search—Opens the Geometry Search Tool dialog box.• 
Edit—Displays the feature dimensions for editing.
Edit—Displays the feature dimensions for editing.• Modify Analytic—Opens the Modify Analytic Surface tab.
Modify Analytic—Opens the Modify Analytic Surface tab.• Move using Dragger—Opens the Move tab.
Move using Dragger—Opens the Move tab.• Offset—Opens the Offset Geometry tab.
Offset—Opens the Offset Geometry tab.• Mirror—Opens the Mirror Geometry tab.
Mirror—Opens the Mirror Geometry tab.• Flexible Pattern—Opens the Pattern tab.
Flexible Pattern—Opens the Pattern tab.• Substitute—Opens the Substitute tab.
Substitute—Opens the Substitute tab.• Remove—Opens the Remove Surface tab.
Remove—Opens the Remove Surface tab.• 
Shape Surfaces—Opens the Shape Surface Sets dialog box.
Shape Surfaces—Opens the Shape Surface Sets dialog box.• 
Tangent Surfaces—Selects tangent surfaces.
Tangent Surfaces—Selects tangent surfaces.• 
—Selects the surfaces of all the bodies in the active part.
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—Selects the surfaces of the selected body.
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Select Quilt or Body—Highlights the quilt or body to which the selected item belongs. For multiple selection, the owner of the last selected item is highlighted.
Select Quilt or Body—Highlights the quilt or body to which the selected item belongs. For multiple selection, the owner of the last selected item is highlighted.• 
Copy Snapshot—Copies the body or quilt geometry that resulted from the selected feature, as a new body or quilt.
Copy Snapshot—Copies the body or quilt geometry that resulted from the selected feature, as a new body or quilt.• 
Show Snapshot—Shows a snapshot of the body or quilt geometry that resulted from the selected feature.
Show Snapshot—Shows a snapshot of the body or quilt geometry that resulted from the selected feature.• Edit Round—Opens the Edit Round tab.
Edit Round—Opens the Edit Round tab.• Edit Chamfer—Opens the Edit Chamfer tab.
Edit Chamfer—Opens the Edit Chamfer tab.• 
Copy—Copies the surface to the clipboard.
Copy—Copies the surface to the clipboard.• 
Paste—Pastes the copied surface.
Paste—Pastes the copied surface.