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Advanced 3D Geometry
Modifying Geometry, Advanced Features
and Body Operations
3D Geometry
Contents
Modifying 3D Geometry
3D Curve Feature
Planar Bodies
Pattern Feature
Advance Features
Advanced Tools
Body Operations
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Thin/Surface :
The Thin/Surface feature has two distinct applications:
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Thin/Surface details:
Basic operation
Thickness or
Thickness/Face Offset
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Examples . . .
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Using the simple block shown here lets look at basic Thin/Surface
behavior.
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After generating the feature notice:
The end face is removed
Thickness = 2 mm
Direction is toward original solids
center (inward)
Result is still a solid
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Notes on Thin/Surface:
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Fixed Radius Blend:
Examples . . .
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Smooth Transition
Linear Transition
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Chamfer:
The Chamfer feature allows you to create planar transitions (or
chamfer face) across model edges.
Examples . . .
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Left
Right
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3D Curve Feature
>Concept>3D Curve
Open Curve
Closed Curve
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RMB
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Planar Bodies
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Planer
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The named selection may contain either Bodies, Faces, Edges, or Points.
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Pattern Feature
Linear
Circular
Rectangular
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Pattern Copies
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Advanced Features
Cut operation
applied only
to Selected
Bodies
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Advanced Features
Merge Topology Detail property for Extrude, Revolve, Sweep, & Skin
A Yes/No detail option that gives control over feature topology.
>Yes:
>No:
leaves the topology of feature bodies unaltered.
The default setting for Merge Topology differs depending on the 3D feature
you are using:
Extrude:
default is Yes
Revolve:
default is Yes
Skin/Loft:
default is No
Sweep:
default is No
Note: In version 7.0 and earlier Merge Topology is a read-only property whose behavior is,
inner profile faces are merged but outer profile faces are not. This means that features
created in 7.0 and older versions cannot be changed
Example follows . . .
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Setting the value to >Yes optimizes all topology of the feature body. It is
however, recommended to leave this setting as >No (default) for the
Skin/Loft and Sweep features.
Use caution when changing the value of the Merge Topology property.
Once other features depend on this, faces and edges may appear or disappear and
cause failures and invalid selections for subsequent features.
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Advanced Tools
Advanced operations are available via the >Create and >Tools Menu:
Freeze
Unfreeze
Named Selection
Joint
Enclosure
Fill
Surface Extension
Winding Tool
Pattern
Body Operation
Slice
Face Delete
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Normally, a 3D solid feature operates like this:
1. Create the bodies of the 3D feature (e.g., an Extrude feature)
2. Merge the feature bodies with the existing model via Boolean
operations: Add Material, Cut Material, Imprint Faces
The Freeze feature allows you to control the second step acting as
a separator in the construction history as displayed in the Feature
Tree.
Bodies created from features before a Freeze will become frozen
Frozen bodies are denoted by the ice cube icon next to the bodys
branch of the Feature Tree
All frozen bodies are ignored by Add, Cut, or Imprint Material operation
for any features following the Freeze
An example . . .
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Frozen
Unfrozen
Modeling history:
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Assembly notes:
By default if you import an assembly from a CAD package the
assembly will remain as separate parts in DM without freezing
Any subsequent 3D modeling operation however will result in a merge
of any touching bodies in the assembly
This can be avoided with the Freeze and Unfreeze tools
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Named Selections:
Can group entities under a single name
Group can be transferred to Simulation
DesignModeler
Simulation
Note, DM allows different
entity types to be grouped
(points, edges, surfaces),
whereas Simulation does
NOT. Simulation will split
non-homogenous groups.
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Joint Feature:
Joins surface bodies together (for proper treatment in Simulation)
Active or frozen bodies are eligible
Topology can be shared (common mesh) or not (contact region)
Example:
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Using the share topology >Yes (default) the
mesh along the boundary in Simulation is
continuous
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Enclosure:
Creates surrounding region around bodies to facilitate
simulation of field regions
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Example:
Circuit board
model
Enclosure created
using box option
Cutaway view of
enclosure
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Fill:
Example:
Goal is to model the interior (fluid
region) of the valve block shown
here
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Example (cont.):
Resulting fill is frozen
(meshable) body
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Winding Tool, for use with ANSYS Workbench - EMAG
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Then use Winding Tool to open the Winding Table file:
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Surface Extension:
Creates a surface extension based on edge selection
Extension can be fixed or to selected faces
Example:
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Face Delete:
Can remove features such as blends and cuts by removing faces from
the model - - then heal the resulting wound
If a suitable extension cannot be determined, the feature will report
an error stating that it cannot heal the wound
Used to defeature (simplify) imported models (e.g. remove a hole)
If desired the hole could be recreated in DM to parameterize it
Example (delete blends and hole feature):
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Slice feature:
Slice is only available when the model consists entirely of frozen bodies
Slice has two options:
1. Slice By Plane: Select a plane and the model is sliced by this plane
2. Slice Off Faces: Select faces on the model and DM will slice off
these faces then attempt to create a separate body from them
Original geometry, one solid
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Slice by Plane example:
Imported geometry in DM
1 Body
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Use Slice operation to divide body into 4 bodies (single Part)
Original (frozen) geometry
is divided via 2 Slice
operations
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Body Operations
Options include:
Mirror, Move, Copy, Delete, Scale,
Cut Material, Imprint Faces, & Slice Faces.
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Mirror:
User selects bodies and a mirror plane.
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Move:
Users select bodies and two planes: a source plane and a destination
plane.
DesignModeler will transform the selected bodies from the source
plane to the destination plane.
This is especially useful for aligning imported or attached bodies.
Example:
Two imported bodies (a box and a lid) dont align.
Maybe they were exported separately from a CAD system in
two different coordinate systems.
Problem is corrected in >Move Body Operation.
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Cut Material:
Users select bodies for a cut operation from the active bodies in the
model.
Body Operation's Cut Material option works the same way as Cut
Material does for any of the basic features.
Example:
Airplane body is selected to cut from the block to form a mold:
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Imprint Faces:
Body Operation's Imprint Faces option works the same way as Imprint
Faces does for any of the basic features.
This option is available when active bodies exist in the model.
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Slice Material:
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Note: we left the cushion field set to the default 1m. Larger or smaller bounding
enclosures can be defined using this field.
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if already in DM
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>File>Import External
Geometry File . . .
Browse to file
fan_hub.x_t and
open.
Generate the import.
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In Details,
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>Definition
should be From
Coordinates File
At >Coordinates File
click
to browse
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Name the selection:
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>Tools>Named Selection
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Click >Generate
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Select NamedSel1
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the surface
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Resulting
3D Surface
Body
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