Share Tool

The Share tool will identify topology that can be shared among bodies in the model. You can then choose to share all or some of the candidates identified.

  • Visible bodies are searched for sharing candidates.

    Hidden bodies are ignored.

  • Candidates are identified by imprinting bodies with each other.

  • Potential candidates outside the coincidence tolerance are ignored.

Note:

  • When you re-apply the Share tool, already-found shared examples are not re-detected.

  • The Share tool does not work on Locked Bodies. It treats them as if they are hidden.

  • Using Instancing, bodies with Shared Topology within a component have the Shared Topology propagated to other instances of the component. This only affects bodies with Shared Topology and does not affect bodies without it.

  • Component names are changed when they are made independent in the process of sharing.