GuiCommand: Name: Part RefineShape MenuLocation: Part , Create a copy , Refine Shape Workbenches: Part_Workbench SeeAlso:
Part RefineShape
Description
The 
Part RefineShape command creates parametric copies with a refined shape from selected objects. It removes unnecessary edges from planar and cylindrical faces.
Original with 11 faces (left), and refined copy with 7 faces (right).
Usage
- Select one or more objects.
- Select the Part → Create a copy → Refine shape option from the menu.
- For each object a cleaned, parametric copy is created
- The original objects are hidden.
Notes
- This command can be used as the last step in a traditional constructive solid geometry workflow.
- It may help to clean up the model before applying other features, such as fillets.
- Cleaning up an object may prevent 3D printers from printing unwanted edges once the object is exported to a mesh format.
- This command can also be used after converting a mesh to a shape (Part ShapeFromMesh).
- By default this command creates parametric (linked) copies. There is fine-tuning parameter to change this to non-parametric copies. More information about parametric/non-parametric copy behavior can be found in this forum post.
- Some interesting information about what is happening with placement and how to access by Python can be found in this forum post.
Properties
See also: Property editor.
A Part RefineShape object is derived from a Part Feature object and inherits all its properties. It also has the following additional property:
Data
{{TitleProperty|Refine}}
- Source|Link: specifies the linked source shape.
Scripting
The Python command for refining a shape is the following:
shape.removeSplitter(){{Part_Tools_navi}}
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