Strange Deletion Issues on Imported File

Strange Deletion Issues on Imported File

neljoshua
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Strange Deletion Issues on Imported File

neljoshua
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I am not sure where to start with this one.  There is a work-around, but it is going to take a lot of time.

 

I imported an IGES file for a VFD so that I do not have to create it from scratch.  The imported file was fairly large (2000+ faces), and I did not want it slowing down the rest of the model (it will be part of an assembly).  In that vein, I took the outer shell of the part and stitched it together and made it a component.  The next step was to turn off visibility on the new component and delete everything else (as I just wanted the outside envelope).  This proves, however, to be quite the job.  I cannot select multiple entities at once without Fusion telling me that those entities are referenced elsewhere and doing some strange things (see the Screencast).

 

In short, if I use the click-and-drag selection, even if I use it on only one entity, I get a warning and then an error--it deletes almost every other body and gives errors with the stitched-together components.  If I select one body at a time and delete it, I get no such error.

 

Perhaps there is a better way to do this--please let me know if so!  I really just want the outside shape and dimensions of the imported part as a solid component that will not slow the rest of the design significantly.

 

Here is the file:
 
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TheCADWhisperer
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Can you zip and attach the original IGES file here?

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neljoshua
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@TheCADWhisperer thanks for responding.

 

Here it is.  My mistake, though: it is a .stp file, not and .igs.

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TheCADWhisperer
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I think I would only use as reference and simplify like attached file.

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