Modeler functionalities

Functionalities

Here is a table listing the functionalities of the modeler.

Functionalities		Description
	Reference point	Allow creating a reference point usable by other functionalities
	Reference line	Allow creating a reference line usable by other functionalities
	Reference plane	Allow creating a reference plane usable by other functionalities
	Primitive Block	Allow building a bloc in a single action
	Primitive Cylinder	Allow building a cylinder in a single action
	Primitive Cone	Allow building a cone in a single action
	Boolean operation Union	Allow uniting objects into a single object
	Boolean operation Subtraction	Allow subtracting objects to another object
	Boolean operation Intersection	Allow intersecting objects and obtaining as resulting object, the common part between objects
	Boolean operation Assembly	Allow assembling objects into a single object and correcting potential collisions between objects
	Fillet	Allow rounding angles of object
	Chamfer	Allow breaking angle of objects
	Symmetry	Allow duplicating objects one time by symmetry
	Linear repetition	Allow repeating objects N times with a user vector
	Circular repetition	Allow repeating objects N times around an axis with an user angle
	Rotation	Allow rotating objects around an axis
	Translation	Allow move an object according to a vector
	Sketch	Allow creating a 2D profile to be extruded (use Sketcher tools)
	Extrusion along vector	Allow extruding faces along a vector
	Extrusion around axis	Allow extruding faces around axis
	Helicoidal extrusion	Allow extruding faces along an helix around an axis
	Extrusion along a path	Allow extruding faces along a path (parameterized or defined by a list of points)
	Cutting objects	Allow cutting objects intersecting a reference plane
	Defeaturing objects	Allow defeaturing fillets / chamfers / holes of objects
	Cleaning faces	Allow removing faces and filling with neighbouring entities For example, useful to remove incrustations, engravings, slots, no regular holes, fillet…
	Separation of volumes	Allow separating an object composed by N volumes in N objects. It is possible to choose only volumes to separate
	Removing volumes	Allow removing cell of an object ( corresponding to one volume, faces, lines and points) without delete the object
	2D CAD export	Allow exporting in a 2D CAD file a cut of a 3D object a long a reference plane
	Detection small lines	Allow detecting small lines according to an user criteria
	Detection small faces	Allow detecting small faces according to an user criteria
	Detection small volumes	Allow detecting small volumes according to an user criteria
	Detection hypertangences	Allow detecting hypertangences according to an user criteria
	Simplification small lines	Allow simplifying small lines previously detected by merging with a neighboring line
	Simplification small faces	Allow simplifying small faces previously detected by merging with a neighboring face
	Simplification small volumes	Allow simplifying small volumes previously detected by merging with a neighboring volume
	Checking defects on ACIs entities	Allow checking geometric defects on entities ACIS on each object
	Healing defects on ACIs entities	Allow healing geometric defects on entities ACIS on each object
	Detection interference between objects	Allow detecting interferences between objects (interferences of “collision” type and “coincidence” type)
	Reparation of a face	Allow deleting and rebuilding a face that is a problem to mesh due to a bad ACIS parameterizing (equivalent to the "Cover Wire" function)

Each functionality is described with more details in this chapter.

Movie examples

Several movies using the functionalities of the modeler are available.

Build an Induction Motor with the modeler. Create cylinders Subtraction Cut Chamfers Union, chamfer …	Movie
Build an Linear actuator with the modeler. Primitives Chamfers, fillets Sketch + extrusion Parameterizing Symetries, translation etc. Union, assembly …	Movie
Build a simple Induction Motor Creating sketches of the 2D view + extrusion Making assembly, union …	Movie
Import a CAD files, simplify and defeature import a CAD geometry detection and simplification of small entities (point, line, face) defeaturing (hole, fillet, chamfer)	Movie
Old Project converted in object to complete the geometry in the modeler	Movie