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Change Element to Active Area

Used to change the area attribute of a closed element(s) (shapes, ellipses, or complex shapes, or B-spline curves) to the Active Area.

You can access this tool from the following:

  • Ribbon: Drawing > Home > Modify > Change Attributes split button
  • Ribbon: Modeling > Home > Modify > Change Attributes split button
  • Toolbox: Change Attributes


SettingDescription
Area Sets the Active Area.
  • If Solid, element's Area attribute is changed to Solid.
  • If Hole, element's Area attribute is changed to Hole.
Key-in: CHANGE AREA
Tip: To associate a solid element with a set of holes, use the Group Holes tool .
Note: It is not possible to pattern an element with the area attribute of Hole.