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Bodies in Creo Illustrate
About Working with Parts with Bodies
Creo Illustrate supports loading geometric multibody data and represents bodies in the SBOM.
Geometric bodies are represented as a node under the respective multibody part.
For more information, see About the Structure Tee.
To Control the Listing of Bodies in the sBOM
In Creo Illustrate part bodies appear in the sBOM by default, or you can set an option to hide the bodies in the sBOM. Complete the following steps if you do not want part bodies to appear in the sBOM:
1. Click File > Options. The Creo Illustrate Options dialog box opens.
2. Next to Showing, click Global. The global options list appears on the left.
3. On the left, under General, click Navigation. The General –Navigation options appear.
4. Clear the Display part bodies in sBOM check box.
5. Click Apply to keep the Options dialog box open, or click OK to apply the options and close the dialog box.
To Use Selection Filter When Working With Bodies
1. On the status bar, select the Bodies selection filter.
2. In the graphics area, move the pointer over the body. The entire part is highlighted.
3. Select the body. The entire part is highlighted.
4. Select the body again. Only the body is highlighted, and its sibling is no longer highlighted.
The smart selection filter works with Bodies. For more information, see To Select a Geometry Using Smart Selection.
To Include Bodies in a Search
To include bodies when searching with the Find attributes, follow these steps:
1. ClickHome > Find.TheFinddialog box opens.
2. Select Part, Body and Attribute Value
For more information, and the detailed steps for search using the Find tool, see To Search Using the Find Tool.
Affected Areas
The following table lists areas of Creo Illustrate and a description of the impact of viewing multibody parts on each area:
Area
Description
Assemble Tools
Cannot select bodies to assemble their independent parent part.
Smart Explode
Cannot explode within a part.
Body Attribute
On the selection of body node, the body attributes are listed in the Lower Data Panel.
Search
Search for bodies names and attributes, and include bodies in search queries for attributes. For more information, see To Search Using the Find Tool.
Annotations
Callouts and notes can be associated to bodies
The selection of the body for measurement calculates the details of the body.
Edit Structure
You cannot perform the following actions for bodies or part nodes that contain bodies:
• Drag
• Replace
• Create child part
• Cut, copy and paste
Sectioning
Like parts, include or exclude bodies from a cross section.
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