lost CHANGE BODY option

[jackk]

can anyone tell me how to recover the option to change bodies?

I want to move a sketch from one body to another. I was doing this with no problems, but suddenly the option is no longer there when I right-click on the sketch and try to change the sketch object.

tia, Jack

 

[itsmyjob]

hi,

Do you have this PB only with sketch or with any wireframe object ? What version are you using ? Is your CATPart active (if you work in a CATProduct) ? It does not work if you select ONLY 1 sketch or several element ?

Let us know more about your PB.. Happy New Year,

Eric N.

catiav5@softhome.net

 

[jackk]

Eric.... thanks for the inquiry about my problem

Normally, I only use CHANGE BODY with a single sketch while in the Part Design workbench.

to answer your specific questions:

1. I just created a new part, and the problem was with sketches AND wireframe objects (at least lines and points)

2. I'm using V5R7 (don't know which service pack)

3. I tried selecting several sketches as well as sketches and wf objects, and still have the problem - no CHANGE BODY option

My in-house CATIA support suggested I delete my CATSettings, but that didn't fix my problem. They don't have the problem - the CHANGE BODY option is available to them. But my co-worker is having the same problem as me.

One thing my in-house support guy said was the CHANGE BODY option is definitely NOT available when you select multiple things. As I said earlier, I only change one sketch at a time.

....Jack

 

[itsmyjob]

So..

ChangeBody works for several object of same kind... only Curves OR only Points and even Sketches... watch out for element made by Intersection or Projection...

I know that I dont have the changebody option when I am working in a Sketch...

If you have that pb with only 1 file.. try Copy/Past and then Replace to make your construction follow the new sketch. But if you have this PB with all file then I suggest you forget R7 and try R10 with new settings...

Happy New Year,

Eric N.

catiav5@softhome.net

 

[ganeshn]

Please note that "change Body can be used for all wireframe data( Project, Intersect, Extrude,Translate...). Also Multiple selecting is possible by selecting these objects except sketches. Which meens u can select Extrude, Intersect, Project all in one go and use change body command but u cannot include Sketch with them.
All sketches/ a set of sketches may be used in a change body command.
try typing "c:change body" in the command prompt after u select the Wireframe element.
Regards
Ganesh.N

 

[jackk]

Ganesh, thanks for the suggestions

I tried typing in the command, but got the message "unknown command"

I also tried TOOLS+CUSTOMIZE+COMMANDS, but Change Body doesn't show up in the list of all commands. ????

....Jack

PS to Eric: going to R10 is not an option right now