Chapter 5: Delete Actions
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Delete Actions
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Overview of the Geometry Delete Action
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Deleting Any Geometric Entity
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Deleting Points, Curves, Surfaces, Solids, Planes or Vectors
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Deleting Coordinate Frames
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Overview of the Geometry Delete Action
Overview of the Geometry Delete Action
The Geometry Application Delete action can remove any or all geometric entities from the database.
Objects that are available for deletion are listed in Table 5-1.
Table 5-1
Geometry Delete Action Objects and Descriptions
Object
Description
Any
Deletes different types of geometric entities at the same time.
Point
Deletes any number of points.
Curve
Deletes any number of curves.
Surface
Deletes any number of surfaces.
Solid
Deletes any number of solids.
Coord
Deletes any number of user defined coordinate frames.
Auto Execute Is Off By Default
By default, the Auto Execute toggle is OFF. For more information, see Auto Execute (p. 26) in the
Patran Reference Manual.
Using the Abort and Undo Buttons
When the Delete action form starts to execute, you may press the Abort key at any time to halt the delete
process. You may also press the Undo button immediately after the Delete action completes to restore
the deleted entities back to the database. See System Tool Palette (p. 14) in the Patran Reference Manual
for more information.
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Deleting Any Geometric Entity
Deleting Any Geometric Entity
Setting the Object menu to Any deletes any number of points, curves, surfaces, solids or coordinate
frames (except the global coordinate frame, Coord 0) from the database. You can also delete geometric
entities by using the Group/Delete menu.
Tip:
More Help:
• Select Menu (p. 35) in the Patran Reference Manual
• Group>Delete (p. 307) in the Patran Reference Manual
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Deleting Points, Curves, Surfaces, Solids, Planes or Vectors
Deleting Points, Curves, Surfaces, Solids, Planes
or Vectors
Setting the Object menu to Point, Curve, Surface, Solid, Plane or Vector removes any number of
specified points, curves, surfaces, solids, planes or vectors from the database.
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Deleting Points, Curves, Surfaces, Solids, Planes or Vectors
Tip:
More Help:
• The List Processor (p. 43) in the Patran Reference Manual
• Group>Delete (p. 307) in the Patran Reference Manual
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Deleting Coordinate Frames
Deleting Coordinate Frames
Setting the Object menu to Coord removes any number of specified user defined coordinate frames from
the database The global rectangular coordinate frame, Coord 0, cannot be deleted. Also, a coordinate
frame will not be deleted if it is being referenced as a Nodal Reference Coordinate Frame or Analysis
Coordinate Frame, elsewhere in the model.
Tip:
More Help:
• The List Processor (p. 43) in the Patran Reference Manual
• Coordinate Frame Definitions
• Node Coordinate Frames (p. 47) in the Reference Manual - Part III