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1 Place the object in the location where you want to replace the
wall with the body modifier.
2 Select the wall that you want to replace with the body modifier.
3 Click Wall tab ➤ Modify panel ➤ Body Modifiers
drop-down ➤ Add .
4 Select the object to replace the wall or wall component.
5 Select the wall component you want the object to replace.
6 Select Replace for Operation.
7 Enter a description for the body modifier.
8 Select Erase Selected Object(s) if you do not want to keep the
original object, or clear this option to keep the object in the
drawing.
9 Click OK.
Editing the Geometry of a Body Modifier
Use this procedure to edit the shape of a body modifier that is attached to a
wall. You can edit the body using grips to edit faces, using Boolean commands
to add or remove other objects from the body modifier, and other editing
commands to change its shape.
1 Select the wall that has the body modifier you want to change.
2 Click Wall tab ➤ Modify panel ➤ Body Modifiers
drop-down ➤ Edit In Place .
A temporary mass element is created for you to edit the geometry
of the body modifier. If the wall contains multiple body modifiers,
a mass element is created for each body modifier. If object was
not originally a mass element (for example, if you used a slab as
a body modifier), the object becomes a temporary Free Form mass
element with faces that you can edit.
NOTE After you perform an editing task, you may need to select a
profile again to perform another editing task.
3 Edit the body modifier:
Then …If you want to …
select the body modifier. Select a
Face grip to activate edge grips for
change the shape of a body modifi-
er that is a Free Form mass element
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