Geometry Deletion

Geometry can be deleted from the model using the following command:

Delete [Body | Volume | Surface | Curve | Vertex] <id_range> [keep_lower_geometry]

Any type of Body can be deleted, whether it is based on solid model geometry or another representation. Other entities (Surface, Curve, Vertex) can be deleted when they are "free", i.e. when they are not contained in an entity of higher topological order (Body, Surface or Curve, respectively); this type of geometry is often created from the lowest order topology up.

The optional keep_lower_geometry keyword, valid when deleting curves, surfaces, or volumes, destroys the specified entity while retaining its lower-order (child) geometry as free entities:

• delete curve <id> keep_lower_geometry removes the curve but keeps its end vertices.
• delete surface <id> keep_lower_geometry removes the surface but keeps its bounding curves.
• delete volume <id> keep_lower_geometry removes the volume but keeps its surfaces as free sheet bodies.