Sewing is a Boolean operation combining a surface with a body. This capability adds or removes material by modifying the surface of the solid.You can sew all types of surfaces onto bodies. Depending on your geometry, two kinds of sewing operations can be performed: If the surface has been designed …
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This task shows you to close surfaces. Open the CloseSurface.CATPart document. Select the surface to be closed, i.e. Trim.3. Click Close Surface . The Close Surface Definition dialog box is displayed. Two contextual commands creating the object you need are available from the Object to close field: Create Join: joins …
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You can add material to a surface in two opposite directions by using the Thick Surface capability. This task shows you how to do so.In this section you will also find information about: Extracting Geometry Hybrid Design Self-intersection Open the ThickSurface.CATPart document. Select the element you wish to thicken, that …
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You can split a body with a plane, face or surface. The purpose of this task is to show you how to split a body by means of a surface. Open the Split.CATPart document. Click Split . The Split Definition dialog box is displayed. Select Surface.1 as the splitting surface. …
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The Replace Face capability lets you replace a face or a set of tangent faces with: a surface or, a face belonging to the same body as the selected face. The last two scenario show you the benefits provided by the capability: you can align faces, which is sometimes a …
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When parts are far too complex for finite elements analyses, there is a way of making them more simple. This task shows you how to simplify a part by removing some of its faces. Open the Update.CATPart document. As the Remove Face capability only deals with the geometry of the …
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The Thread-Tap capability creates threads or taps, depending on the cylindrical entity of interest. This task shows you how to thread a cylindrical pad. Click Creating threads on on conic faces for reference information. Open the Thread.CATPart document. Click Thread/Tap . The Thread/Tap Definition dialog box is displayed. Select …
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Sometimes, some thicknesses have to be added or removed before machining the part. This task shows you how to add thickness to a part or use thickness as a local modifier on a part.In this section you will also find information about: Ignoring Faces Extracting Faces Self-Intersection Open the Thickness.CATPart …
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This task shows you how to draft a face by using reflect lines as neutral lines from which the resulting faces will be generated. In this scenario, you will also trim the material to be created by defining a parting element. Open the Draft3.CATPart document. Click Draft Reflect Line . …
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This task shows how to draft a part by using a parting element. Prior to performing this task, see Basic Draft, then open the Draft1.CATPart document. Select the face to be drafted. Click Draft Angle . The Draft Definition dialog box displays and an arrow appears on the part, indicating …
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