What does "Convert to DM Feature" do?

[Anonymous]

When you right click a step on the design timeline, one of the options is "convert to DM feature"  - what does that do?

[Anonymous]

I think you can actually select multiple features in timeline to try to convert to a Direct Modeling feature (which is where when editing history is not captured in the timeline).  I never have really used this much, so not sure what kind of circumstances would call for doing an after fact conversion like that.

Jesse

[Anonymous]

That was bothering me too. Check this out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYyPpkyo4rw&list=PLmA_xUT-8UlK7kNr7oESyhgFTL5KAPZ4z&index=9  at about 6min30sec

Good video on how to mix in direct modeling while preserving the history tree.

[Phil.E · Accepted solution]

There are two ways to do this, for two different reasons.

Using the command Create Base Feature you can achieve a history free node in your timeline. 

Otherwise, as you have discovered you can convert parametric timeline nodes to DM. In a deep workflow you may find that a previous parametric relationship is inconvenient. So Convert to DM would be used to break this relationship for the selected commands.

Thanks,

[Anonymous]

Thanks Phil for the explanation.

[CapGuy]

Yes ! 

You can clic on this link to be directly on there it worth for this "DM" subject (which stands for Direct Modeling) : 
https://youtu.be/xYyPpkyo4rw?list=PLmA_xUT-8UlK7kNr7oESyhgFTL5KAPZ4z&t=385

BTW : I have to say you this tip makes my day, thank you very much ! 😄

Cheers,
Guy