Hello
randomdrafter,
Follow these steps:
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[li]First you have to create a single part from your assembly. When you are in
Assembly Design workbench go to
Tools ->
Generate CATPart from Product... (more about this can be found
here_1).[/li]
[li]If everything went well, you should have a
CATPart with several bodies. You will need to combine (add) them in
Part Design workbench using Boolean operations (more about this can be found
here_2).[/li]
[li]Now go to
Generative Shape Design workbench and use the
Extract feature (more about this can be found
here_3). Click on any face of the solid and use
Propagation type: Point continuity. You should now have an empty shell of the solid.[/li]
[li]Copy the extracted shell into a new *.CATPart using
Copy ->
Paste Special... ->
As Result (more about this can be found
here_4).[/li]
[li]And now you can close the extracted shell to obtain the featureless solid using the
Close Surface feature in
Part Design workbench (more about this can be found
here_5).[/li]
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Hope this helps,
Best of luck!
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CATIA v5 — user & trainer
ANSYS — user (beginner)
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