To Create a Merged Solid Exported Shrinkwrap Model

1. Retrieve an assembly (or a simplified representation of an assembly) as the source model.

2. Click File > Save As >

Save a Copy. The Save a Copy dialog box opens. In the Type list, click Shrinkwrap.

3. Enter a name for the Shrinkwrap model in the New File Name box, or accept the default name and click OK. The Create Shrinkwrap dialog box opens.

4. In the Creation Method area of the dialog box, select Merged Solid.

The Quality, Special Handling, and Include Datum References areas of the dialog box are set in the same way as when a surface subset Shrinkwrap model is created.

5. In the Datum references area of the dialog box, you can select additional geometry to be included in the Shrinkwrap model. Click Select

and select datum planes, points, curves, axes, and coordinate system references to be included or removed from the Shrinkwrap model.

If you change the Shrinkwrap creation method after specifying some references, these references are no longer displayed. If you switch back to merged solid creation, the references are again displayed.

6. In the Additional components area of the dialog box, you can select individual components to contribute to the Shrinkwrap model. Click Select

and select components to be added or removed from those collected by the system or selected manually.

7. In the Output file name area of the dialog box, specify the Shrinkwrap model name. Select or clear Use default template (selected by default).

8. Click Preview to obtain graphical and textual feedback about the subset of information that will be captured in the Shrinkwrap model. The message window provides information about how many components were included and how many excluded from the representation, in the format "X of Y components have been selected." You can add or remove components using Select

9. Click OK. The system copies a subset of information from the source model to create a Shrinkwrap model and saves the new part to disk. The subset consists of solid geometry collected from all collected components from the source model, along with mass properties and additional geometry according to your specifications. The Create Shrinkwrap dialog box remains open and the source model remains in session as the current object.