Downgrade¶
In one sentence: Demotes shapes to a lower topological level — solid → faces, face → wires, compound → individual components.
Overview¶
Workbench: Draft
Menu: Draft → Modification → Downgrade
Command: Draft_Downgrade
The inverse of Upgrade:
| Input | Output |
|---|---|
| Solid | Faces (shell exploded) |
| Face | Wires (edges) |
| Compound | Individual component shapes |
| Two overlapping faces | Boolean cut result |
Useful for extracting individual faces from a solid for 2-D work.
See also¶
- Upgrade — promote shapes to higher topology
- Shape 2D View — project a 3-D shape to 2-D without demoting
- Draft Workbench — workbench overview