Two people have now mentioned that it is possible to convert a 3DPart to Physical Product. Neither could tell me how to do it though. Does anyone know how to change a 3DPart (with a 3DShape below it) into a Physical Product (with a 3DShape below it)?
Many Thanks in Advance
Within CATIA Assembly Design app, in Tools section of Action Bar, there is command called "Switch To Product". It is hidden between Manage Rappresentations and Formulas commands.
There's also the "3D Part from Body" command that will take a multibody 3D Shape and generate a Physical Product with a 3D Part for each Body in the source 3D Shape. The solids in each destination 3D Shape are linked to the bodies in the source 3D Shape.
I haven't found a workbench that contains this command by default, but you can add it to the action pad or whatever.
Interesting!
Is "3D Part from Body" the right command name?
I cannot find it inside command list...
Thanks
Ahh what??
It existed in 2018x! (See screenshot below). I'm doing some research to see if it was renamed in 2021x, or where it went.
It was renamed "Distribute" which seems a little more elegant and well named.
Give it a whirl.
Additional context here https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexperience.3ds.com/#community:6/post:CVlR5KMRTuygswy2N_19wA
I asked on that forum and Gary Carne responded.
