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PowerSHAPE Pro Tutorial 1
Modelling a hairdryer
This tutorial takes you through the steps required to create a model of a hairdryer, using morphing functionality to create the handle grip, nozzle and diffuser.
You will create the model from the wireframe geometry shown below:
Note: The morphing functionality is subject to a patent application. Patent pending: GB0310163.1 Method and related apparatus for altering a CAD model.
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Starting up PowerSHAPE
Double-click the PowerSHAPE icon PowerSHAPE. on your desktop to start up In PowerSHAPE's graphics window, you can see the menus and tools provided. Important: Are you in modelling mode? From the top menu bar, click Application. Deselect any options that are ticked.
Importing a DGK file

1. Click Import .
2. Move to the drive and folder where the tutorial files are stored:
C:\dcam\product\powershapeXXXX\file\examples\Tutorials
where XXXX is the version number of PowerSHAPE and C is the drive on which PowerSHAPE is installed. 3. Select hair_dryer.dgk. 4. Click Open.
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5. Click Resize to Fit
Saving your model

We advise you to save your model at regular intervals, preferably every 15 minutes. 1. From the top menu bar, click File. 2. Click Save As .
3. In the Model Name text box, type: Hairdryer model 4. Click Save. If the filename Hairdryer model is already used, type a different name. 5. In future, click Save .
Turning off surfaces using levels

The Level toolbar is displayed on the left side of the graphics window.
In this hairdryer model, the wireframe we want to work on next is stored on level 5. 1. Click 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, 13 to turn off the other levels.
Only the wireframe remains on the screen. 2. Click ISO 1 .
Making the workplane active

1. Click on the workplane with the right mouse button.
The Workplane pop-up window is displayed.
2. Click Active.
3. Click away from the wireframe to deselect it.
Creating a surface of revolution

1. From the status bar at the bottom of the screen, click X axis. 2. Click the curve shown below:
The curve changes colour.
3. Click Surface
. .
4. Click Surface of revolution
5. Click Select
6. Click away from the model to deselect it.
Creating a surface from two rails

1. Click the composite curve shown below:
The curve changes colour.
2. Click Surface
. .
3. Click Create surface from two rails
The Surface from section and two rails dialogue box is displayed.
4. Click the Drive Rails option. 5. Hold down the Shift key and click the two curves in the order shown below:
The curves change colour when clicked. Notice that has changed to in the dialogue box.
6. Click Preview. 7. Click Accept.
Mirroring the surface in the XY plane

1. Click the surface just created.
2. Click Edit toolbar
. The Edit toolbar is displayed . More tools are displayed:
3. Click Mirror/symmetrise object 4. Click Mirror in XY 5. Click Select . .
Notice the surface is duplicated to create a handle. 6. Click Quick select all wireframes .
7. From the top menu bar, click View. 8. Click Blank selected. The selected wireframe disappears.
Editing a surface
1. Click the surface shown below:
2. Click the longitudinal shown below:
3. From the top menu bar, click Edit. 4. Click Surface Edits Toolbar.
The Surface Edits toolbar is displayed.

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5. Click Append surface
The Select surface to append dialogue box is displayed.
6. Click the surface shown below.
7. The
changes to
in the dialogue box.
8. Click Accept.
9. Click View.
10. Click Unblank. 11. Click away from the model to deselect it.
Extending a surface
1. Click the surface shown below:
2. Click Point Limit
from the Edit toolbar.
3. Click on the curve at the open end of the hairdryer handle.
4. Hold down the left mouse button and drag the curve past the blue wireframe as shown below:
5. Release the mouse button.
6. Click Select
Creating a surface extrusion

1. From the status bar at the bottom of the screen, click Z axis 2. Click the wireframe shown below:
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3. From the Edit toolbar, click Move/copy object
4. In the status bar at the bottom of the screen, type 0 0 -17. 5. Press Enter.
6. Click Surfaces 7. Click Extrusion
. .
This creates an extruded surface from the wireframe, shown below:
8. Double click on the extruded surface. The Primitive Extrusion dialogue box is displayed.
9. In the Length text box, type 40. 10. Click Accept. The extrusion shortens. 11. Click away from the model to deselect it.
Creating a surface fillet on the handle

1. Click the left mouse button and drag a box to select the surfaces shown below.
2. Click Surfaces . 3. Click Fillet Surface
The Fillet Surface dialogue box is displayed.
4. Change the Fillet Radius to 25. 5. Select the Concave option. 6. Click Accept. The Select Fillet Route dialogue box is displayed.
7. Click Accept.
Creating a second surface fillet on the handle

1. Click the left mouse button and drag a box to select the surfaces shown below:
2. Click Surfaces . 3. Click Fillet Surface
The Fillet Surface dialogue box is displayed.
9. Change the Fillet Radius to 5. 10. Select the Convex option. 11. Click Accept. The Select Fillet Route dialogue box is displayed.
12. Click Accept.
Creating a solid from the surfaces

1. Click Select . . 2. Click Quick select all surfaces and solids
3. Click Solid
. .
4. Click Create solid from selected surfaces
5. Click No in the Query dialogue box.
Adding a thickness to the solid

1. Double click on the solid The browser opens and the solid feature tree is displayed.
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2. Click Feature
. .
3. Click Create a thickened solid
4. Click No in the Query dialogue box. 5. The Thicken Solid dialogue box is displayed.
6. Change the Thickness of solid to 2. 7. Click Accept.
8. Click Wireframe View
Creating a second surface extrusion

1. Click the pale coloured curve shown below:
It changes colour to show it is selected.
2. From the Edit toolbar, click Move/copy object
3. In the status bar at the bottom of the screen, type 0 0 -18. 4. Press Enter.
5. Click Surfaces 6. Click Extrusion
. .
7. Click Shaded View . 8. This creates an extruded surface from the wireframe, as shown below:
9. Double click on the extruded surface. The Primitive Extrusion dialogue box is displayed.
10. In the Length text box, type 40. 11. Click Accept. The extrusion shortens, as shown below:
Creating a solid boolean intersection

1. Click on the created surface to select it. 2. Click Feature . 3. Click Intersect the solid .
4. Only part of the handle is now displayed.
5. Make sure the model is still selected. If not, click to select it as shown below:
6. Click Copy 7. Click Paste 8. Click all the
. . to expand the feature tree.
This pastes a copy on top of the image.
9. Click
with the right mouse button.
10. Click Modify.
11. The Boolean Feature dialogue box is displayed.
12. Click
to display the drop down list.

13. Click subtraction
to swap the feature.
14. Click Accept. 15. Click Wireframe View 16. Click View from Top . .
Creating a composite curve

1. Click the dark curve on the handle.
2. From the top menu bar, click View. 3. Click Blank Selected. The curve is no longer displayed. 4. Click Zoom to box Mode . 5. Click the left mouse button and drag a box, as shown below:
5. Click Curve
. .
6. Click Create a Composite Curve
The Composite Curve toolbar is displayed.
7. From the Composite Curve toolbar, click Define start point . 8. Click the curve on the junction shown below:
A small circle is displayed to show the start point. 9. Click Define End Point . 10. Click on the curve as shown below.
A small circle is displayed to show the end point. 11. Click the curve as shown below:
12. From the Composite Curve toolbar, click Forwards make the composite curve bypass the first junction.
to
13. When the arrow of the composite curve reaches the Start point click Save .
14. Click Eject
14. Click Shaded View 15. Click Resize to Fit .
Repointing a composite curve

1. Whilst the composite curve is still selected, click View. 2. Click Blank Except. Only the composite curve is displayed on the screen.
3. Click Edit. 4. Click Curve Edits Toolbar. The Curve Edits toolbar is displayed.
5. Click Turn Point Labels on/off displayed.
. Points on the curve are
6. Click Repoint curve
The Repoint curve dialogue box is displayed.
7. Change the Number of points in range to 9. 8. Click Accept. More points on the curve are displayed for the range 1 - 9.
Creating the handle grip shape

1. Click Copy 2. Click Paste . . This pastes a copy on top of the image. 3. Hold down the shift key and click on all the even points.
4. Type 2 in the status bar at the bottom of the screen. 5. Press Enter.
6. Click Turn Point Labels on/off . The points are no longer displayed. 7. Click Select to end the command. 8. Click View. 9. Click Unblank. 10. Click Wireframe View . 11. Click away from the model to deselect it.
Morphing the handle grip using two curves

1. Click on the model with the right mouse button, as shown below:
2. Make sure Active is selected. 3. Click Feature . . 4. Click Create a morph feature
The Solid Morphing dialogue box is displayed.
5. Select the Two Curves tab. 6. Click the straight curve for the Reference Selection, as shown below:
7. Click Control Selection in the dialogue box.
8. Click the wavy curve, as shown below:
9. Click the drop down list in the Decay Definition section and select Distance. 10. Enter a Limit of 25. 11. Click Accept. 12. Click Select. 13. Click Shaded View .
Deleting Wireframes
1. Click Select . . 2. Click Quick select all wireframes
3. Click Delete . All the wireframes are deleted.
Turning levels off and on

1. Click Level 5 to turn it off. 2. Click Level 10 to turn it on. The nozzle for the hairdryer is displayed.
3. Click Level 11 to turn it on.
4. Click ISO 1
5. Click on the nozzle with the right mouse button. 6. Click Active, as shown below:
Morphing the nozzle using two curves

1. Click Zoom to box Mode . 2. Click the left mouse button and drag a box, as shown below:
3. Click Feature . 4. Click Create a morph feature
The Solid Morphing dialogue box is displayed. 5. Select the Two Curves tab. 6. Click the curve for the Reference Selection, as shown below:
7. Click Control Selection in the dialogue box. 8. Click the curve as shown below:
9. Click the Method drop down list and select Closed Curves
10. Click the drop down list in the Decay Definition section and select Distance. 11. Enter a Limit of 40.
12. Click Accept.
Turning levels off and on

1. Click Resize to Fit . 2. Click Level 11 to turn it off. 3. Click Level 12 to turn it on. 4. Click Undo to revert to the previous shape.
5. Rotate the model to display the inside of the nozzle more clearly.
Morphing the diffuser using two surfaces

3. Click Feature
. .
4. Click Create a morph feature
The Solid Morphing dialogue box is displayed. 5. Select the Two Surfaces tab.
6. Click the surface for the Reference Selection, as shown below:
7. Click Control Selection in the dialogue box. 8. Click the surface shown below:
14. Click Accept.
15. Click Undo
to revert to the previous shape.
Turning levels on and off

1. Click level 12 to turn it off. 2. Click level 13 to turn it on. 3. Click Resize to Fit .
Morphing the nozzle using two surfaces

3. Click Feature
. .
4. Click Create a morph feature
The Solid Morphing dialogue box is displayed. 5. Select the Two Surfaces tab. 6. Click the surface for the Reference Selection, as shown below:
7. Click Control Selection in the dialogue box.
8. Click the surface for the Control Selection as shown below:
9. Click Accept.
10. Click View from Top
Summary of the PS-Pro Tutorial 1

In this tutorial you have created a model of a hairdryer from basic geometry. You have used the following: Creating the model Using levels to turn surfaces on and off Creating a surface of revolution Creating a surface from two rails Mirroring the surface in the XY plane Editing a surface Extending a surface Creating a surface extrusion Creating a surface fillet on the handle Creating a solid from the surfaces Adding a thickness to the solid Creating a surface extrusion Creating a solid boolean intersection Creating a composite curve Repointing a composite curve Using morphing functionality Creating the handle grip shape Morphing the handle grip using two curves Deleting wireframes Turning levels off and on Morphing the nozzle using two curves Morphing the diffuser using two surfaces Morphing the nozzle using two surfaces If you have not already done so, try the other tutorials. If you require further training, please contact your Delcam Sales Partner for details of available courses.
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PowerSHAPE Pro Tutorial 1

PowerSHAPE 5.7 - What's New & Tutorials

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Importing a DGK file

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5. Click Resize to Fit

Saving your model

Turning off surfaces using levels

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Only the wireframe remains on the screen. 2. Click ISO 1 .

Making the workplane active

The Workplane pop-up window is displayed.

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3. Click away from the wireframe to deselect it.

Creating a surface of revolution

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The curve changes colour.

4. Click Surface of revolution

6. Click away from the model to deselect it.

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Creating a surface from two rails

The curve changes colour.

3. Click Create surface from two rails

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6. Click Preview. 7. Click Accept.

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Mirroring the surface in the XY plane

2. Click Edit toolbar

. The Edit toolbar is displayed . More tools are displayed:

3. Click Mirror/symmetrise object 4. Click Mirror in XY 5. Click Select . .

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2. Click the longitudinal shown below:

The Surface Edits toolbar is displayed.

5. Click Append surface

The Select surface to append dialogue box is displayed.

6. Click the surface shown below.

in the dialogue box.

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2. Click Point Limit

from the Edit toolbar.

3. Click on the curve at the open end of the hairdryer handle.

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5. Release the mouse button.

7. Click away from the model to deselect it.

Creating a surface extrusion

3. From the Edit toolbar, click Move/copy object

6. Click Surfaces 7. Click Extrusion

This creates an extruded surface from the wireframe, shown below:

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Creating a surface fillet on the handle

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