Modeler functionalities
Functionalities
Here is a table listing the functionalities of the modeler.
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Reference point | Allow creating a reference point usable by other functionalities |
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Reference line | Allow creating a reference line usable by other functionalities |
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Reference plane | Allow creating a reference plane usable by other functionalities |
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Primitive Block | Allow building a bloc in a single action |
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Primitive Cylinder | Allow building a cylinder in a single action |
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Primitive Cone | Allow building a cone in a single action |
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Boolean operation Union | Allow uniting objects into a single object |
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Boolean operation Subtraction | Allow subtracting objects to another object |
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Boolean operation Intersection | Allow intersecting objects and obtaining as resulting object, the common part between objects |
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Boolean operation Assembly | Allow assembling objects into a single object and correcting potential collisions between objects |
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Fillet | Allow rounding angles of object |
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Chamfer | Allow breaking angle of objects |
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Symmetry | Allow duplicating objects one time by symmetry |
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Linear repetition | Allow repeating objects N times with a user vector |
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Circular repetition | Allow repeating objects N times around an axis with an user angle |
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Rotation | Allow rotating objects around an axis |
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Translation | Allow move an object according to a vector |
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Sketch | Allow creating a 2D profile to be extruded (use Sketcher tools) |
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Extrusion along vector | Allow extruding faces along a vector |
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Extrusion around axis | Allow extruding faces around axis |
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Helicoidal extrusion | Allow extruding faces along an helix around an axis |
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Extrusion along a path | Allow extruding faces along a path (parameterized or defined by a list of points) |
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Cutting objects | Allow cutting objects intersecting a reference plane |
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Defeaturing objects | Allow defeaturing fillets / chamfers / holes of objects |
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Cleaning faces |
Allow removing faces and filling with neighbouring entities For example, useful to remove incrustations, engravings, slots, no regular holes, fillet… |
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Separation of volumes | Allow separating an object composed by N volumes in N objects. It is possible to choose only volumes to separate |
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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 | |
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Detection small lines | Allow detecting small lines according to an user criteria |
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Detection small faces | Allow detecting small faces according to an user criteria |
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Detection small volumes | Allow detecting small volumes according to an user criteria |
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Detection hypertangences | Allow detecting hypertangences according to an user criteria |
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Simplification small lines | Allow simplifying small lines previously detected by merging with a neighboring line |
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Simplification small faces | Allow simplifying small faces previously detected by merging with a neighboring face |
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Simplification small volumes | Allow simplifying small volumes previously detected by merging with a neighboring volume |
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Checking defects on ACIs entities | Allow checking geometric defects on entities ACIS on each object |
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Healing defects on ACIs entities | Allow healing geometric defects on entities ACIS on each object |
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Detection interference between objects | Allow detecting interferences between objects (interferences of “collision” type and “coincidence” type) |
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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.
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Build an Linear actuator with the modeler.
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Build a simple Induction Motor
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Import a CAD files, simplify and defeature
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Old Project converted in object to complete the geometry in the modeler | Movie |