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2 Select the wall to which you want to replace with the body modifier, right-click, and click Body Modifiers ➤ Add. 3 Select the object to replace the wall or wall component. 4 Select the wall component you want the object to replace. 5 Select Replace for Operation. 6 Enter a description for the body modifier. 7 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. 8 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, right-click, and click Body Modifiers ➤ 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 from the shortcut menu, you may need to select a profile again to perform another editing task. If you do not see the editing commands that you expect on the shortcut menu, select a profile, and right-click to display the shortcut menu. 2 Edit the body modifier: If you want to ... Then ... change the shape of a body modifier that is a Free Form mass select the body modifier. Select a Face grip to activate edge element grips for the face. Move the grips to the desired locations. Continue editing other faces in the same manner. change the shape of a body modifier that is a conventional mass element select the body modifier. Select grips and move them to change the shape of the body modifier. The grips that are available depend on the type of mass element used as a body modifier and the current view direction. add an object to a body modifier place the object in the location where it is needed. Select the body modifier, right-click, and click Boolean ➤ Union. Select the object, and press ENTER. Enter y (Yes) to keep the object in the drawing, or press ENTER to erase it. subtract an object from a body modifier place the object in the location where it is needed. Select the body modifier, right-click, and click Boolean ➤ Subtract. Select the object, and press ENTER. Enter y (Yes) to keep the object in the drawing, or press ENTER to erase it. create a body modifier that is the intersection of the original body modifier with another object place the object in the location where it is needed. Select the body modifier, right-click, and click Boolean ➤ Intersect. Select the object, and press ENTER. Enter y (Yes) to keep the object in the drawing, or press ENTER to erase it. trim a body modifier select the body modifier, right-click, and click Trim. Specify the points that define the trim plane, and select the side of the body modifier to be trimmed. The trimmed body modifier is converted to a Free Form mass element. 718 | Chapter 18 Walls