Within the Part module, you can use the Partition toolset to partition a part into additional regions. After you partition a part, you can use the Property module to assign different sections to the resulting regions; for example, you might use partitions to delineate regions of the part that are comprised of different materials.

The partitions you create are features associated with the part, so that each instance of that part in the assembly will contain all the partitions created in the Part module. You can use the regions when working with the assembly in other modules; for example, you can apply a load over a region in the Load module. If you do not want to associate the partitions with every instance of the part, create an independent instance in the Assembly module and partition the independent instance. For more information, see “Partitioning the assembly,” Section 13.7.3.

If you have created the assembly and applied attributes to it, such as loads, boundary conditions, and sets, you should be careful if you subsequently decide to return to the Part module and partition one of the original parts. The region to which the attribute is assigned may change unexpectedly if the region is affected by the partition. In general, you should try to finish creating your parts in the Part module before you start creating part instances and applying sets, loads, and meshes to the assembly. If you do return to the Part module to create a partition, you should at least check that the regions in the assembly to which attributes are assigned are still valid.