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How to remove the part history

How to remove the part history

How to remove the part history

(OP)
Hi

How to remove (erase) the part history information.

RE: How to remove the part history

As far as I know you don't. You can export the model to a clean file if you want to, but there are few reasons why you would want to anyway.

Regards

Hudson

RE: How to remove the part history

Creating a STEP file will result in a single solid body with no history.

RE: How to remove the part history

STEP will also remove parameters.  I agree with Hudson that the best way is to export everything to a new file, giving a clean history.

RE: How to remove the part history

A few options other than STEP that might work:

Copy the solid body to another layer, which should create just a dumb solid, then delete everything else and do a Save As to save as a new file name.

A Parasolid would probably be a faster translation compared to STEP.

You also might be able to use Edit Feature -> Remove Parameters.

Tim Flater
Senior Designer
Enkei America, Inc.
www.enkei.com

Some people are like slinkies....they don't really have a purpose, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.

RE: How to remove the part history

Doing a Save As will not erase the file history.

If you aren't concerned about maintaining all of your part parameters and only need a dumb solid, parasolid is the best choice.  Create the parasolid and then either open it directly or import it into a new file.

RE: How to remove the part history

ewh,

I may have misled you with my wording.

The Save As was the last step, not the only step.

Creat a block then copy the solid with history to another layer using the Copy to Layer command (Format -> Copy to Layer).  The history will not be retained in the copied solid using this command.  It will create an unparameterized feature, which would now be shown as just a Body in the Model Navigator in NX4 & NX5.

Now you can delete the Block feature and have just a dumb solid block remaining.  Move it to the appropriate layer and Save As....

;)

Tim Flater
Senior Designer
Enkei America, Inc.
www.enkei.com

Some people are like slinkies....they don't really have a purpose, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.

RE: How to remove the part history

Ah, but the FILE would still retain its history, even though there would be no "feature" history.  I'm under the impression that the OP was concerned about the file history.
When you "save as" and do an info->part history, you will still see every iteration.

RE: How to remove the part history

Yeah...in that case, that would be true.  When people say part history, they should probably clarify their intent (part modification history or the modeling history/parameters).  I rarely think of the part modification history when asked that question.

I guess instead of deleting the parameterized solid, after copying to layer the user could then use Export Part to export to a new file and export the copied Body only.

Sorry for getting our wires crossed....we were on 2 different pages there.

Tim Flater
Senior Designer
Enkei America, Inc.
www.enkei.com

Some people are like slinkies....they don't really have a purpose, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.

RE: How to remove the part history

Yep, the question could have been a little less ambiguous.
If keeping the part parameters is desired (I would want them for future mods), I still feel that a clean export of the part would be the way to go.

Bingos,
After reading the responses, let us know just what it is that you need to do.

RE: How to remove the part history

What are you hiding?

RE: How to remove the part history

Start a new file, go to existing file and copy all geometry (the whole tree) go to new file and paste. then save.

RE: How to remove the part history

Bingos, are you working at the same place i am and taking the assessment test? if so do not mess with the UG_ASSESS file that was created in Team Center. (Nathan will catch you if you try this) LOL

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