lost CHANGE BODY option
lost CHANGE BODY option
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can anyone tell me how to recover the option to change bodies?
I want to move a sketch from one body to another. I was doing this with no problems, but suddenly the option is no longer there when I right-click on the sketch and try to change the sketch object.
tia, Jack
I want to move a sketch from one body to another. I was doing this with no problems, but suddenly the option is no longer there when I right-click on the sketch and try to change the sketch object.
tia, Jack





RE: lost CHANGE BODY option
Do you have this PB only with sketch or with any wireframe object ? What version are you using ? Is your CATPart active (if you work in a CATProduct) ? It does not work if you select ONLY 1 sketch or several element ?
Let us know more about your PB..
Happy New Year,
Eric N.
catiav5@softhome.net
RE: lost CHANGE BODY option
Normally, I only use CHANGE BODY with a single sketch while in the Part Design workbench.
to answer your specific questions:
1. I just created a new part, and the problem was with sketches AND wireframe objects (at least lines and points)
2. I'm using V5R7 (don't know which service pack)
3. I tried selecting several sketches as well as sketches and wf objects, and still have the problem - no CHANGE BODY option
My in-house CATIA support suggested I delete my CATSettings, but that didn't fix my problem. They don't have the problem - the CHANGE BODY option is available to them. But my co-worker is having the same problem as me.
One thing my in-house support guy said was the CHANGE BODY option is definitely NOT available when you select multiple things. As I said earlier, I only change one sketch at a time.
....Jack
RE: lost CHANGE BODY option
ChangeBody works for several object of same kind... only Curves OR only Points and even Sketches... watch out for element made by Intersection or Projection...
I know that I dont have the changebody option when I am working in a Sketch...
If you have that pb with only 1 file.. try Copy/Past and then Replace to make your construction follow the new sketch. But if you have this PB with all file then I suggest you forget R7 and try R10 with new settings...
Happy New Year,
Eric N.
catiav5@softhome.net
RE: lost CHANGE BODY option
All sketches/ a set of sketches may be used in a change body command.
try typing "c:change body" in the command prompt after u select the Wireframe element.
Regards
Ganesh.N
RE: lost CHANGE BODY option
I tried typing in the command, but got the message "unknown command"
I also tried TOOLS+CUSTOMIZE+COMMANDS, but Change Body doesn't show up in the list of all commands. ????
....Jack
PS to Eric: going to R10 is not an option right now