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  3. I am trying to delete a single solid in a file that has multiple solids in it. When I delete one solid all of the other like solids delete as well. How do I stop this from happening?

I am trying to delete a single solid in a file that has multiple solids in it. When I delete one solid all of the other like solids delete as well. How do I stop this from happening?

Tagged: 18.1, ANSYS SpaceClaim DirectModeler, fluid-dynamics, Preprocessing: Geometry
    • June 5, 2023 at 7:05 am
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      Select the body in graphics window, right click and select “Make Independent”. This will break the relationship of selected body with remaining bodies. You should now be able to delete that selected body.

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