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Simplifying a design

This tool examines a design and simplifies complex faces and curves into planes, cones, cylinders, lines, arcs, etc. This automates the one-by-one Simplify capability found in the Replace tool.

To simplify a design

1. (Optional) Select the faces you want to simplify.

   You may want to pre-select faces on large designs because it can be easier to simplify a region at a time.

2. Click Simplify in the Adjust group of the Repair tab.

3. (Optional) Click the Select Geometry tool guide to select faces to simplify that aren't automatically detected.

4. Click the Select Problem tool guide and click on a highlighted face to simplify the face or click the Complete tool guide to simplify all highlighted faces.

Tool guides

The following tool guides help step you through the process. Use the Tab key to cycle through them. As soon as the tool guide switches, the cursor may change to reflect the active guide.

	The Select Problem tool guide is active by default. This tool guide allows you to select problem areas that are automatically found by the tool.
	The Select Geometry tool guide allows you to select faces and curves that were not automatically found. Hold Ctrl to select multiple objects or box select in the design area.
	The Exclude Problem tool guide allows you to exclude areas from selection and fixing.
	The Complete tool guide replaces all the highlighted objects with simplified faces and curves.