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Basic Course
- Basic Concept -

March, 2007
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1. Overview
1.1 What does this exercise cover?
Step1: Region Group
You can separate regions of mesh data with
similar curvature area automatically.

Step2: Main Body

From the mesh sketch, you can create solid
body. Furthermore you can create freeform
surface from region and cut solid body with
surface.

Step3: Cut Body I

You can get section segment and
automatically create 2D sketch and extrude
it with cutting option to make upper window
feature.

Step4: Cut Body II

You can create 2D sketch by using
constraint sketch entities and extrude it with
cutting option to make lower button feature.

Step5: Fillet
To round edge you use Fillet command. The
constant fillet and variable fillet options are
applied on the body edges.

Step6: Accuracy Analyzer

To analyze the result, you can check the
deviation between original mesh and
created solid body. The allowable deviation
areas are colored with green.

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2. Process
2.1 Step1: Region Group
1 Import File
You can import mesh data using Insert > Import. Select the Basic_Concept.stl file.

2 Region Group
Click the

(Region Group) on the toolbar to enter region group mode. Click the

(Auto Segment) and click the OK button. XOR automatically separates similar
area as colored regions.

3 Exit Region Group Mode

Click the
Group mode.

button at right bottom corner in the graphic area to exit Region

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2.2 Step2: Body Modeling

1 Mesh Sketch
To draw a base sketch of mesh data click the
(Mesh Sketch). Select a Front
plane and move the blue arrow to where you want to get the section segment.

2 Base Sketch
Draw a line and 3 arcs on the segments (pink line).

3 Fillet
Click the

4 Trim
Click the
area.

(Fillet) and fillet between a line and arc.

(Trim) and select Conner Trim method. Click each arc in the graphic

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Exit Mesh Sketch mode.

5 Extrude
(Extrude) and select Sketch 1 in the Feature Tree as Base Sketch. Set
Click the
method to Up To Region and Sub Method to Trim With Region Fit Surface and
select the top region of mesh.

Note:
When you extrude a sketch there are seven methods;

Blind

Up To
Region

Through
All

Up To
Surface

Up To
Vertex

Up To
Body

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Mid
Plane

6 Edit Mesh Sketch

As you see the lower side of mesh, it is not an extrude shape. So lets edit a sketch.

Double click the Sketch1 (Mesh) in the Feature Tree.

Remove the bottom arc and draw a line. Connect arcs and a line as shown in the
image below;

Exit Mesh Sketch mode.

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Note:
If you want to check the connection of sketch entities click the
(Highlight
Disjoined Ends) and XOR detects discontinuity in sketch and highlights the
respective points.

7 Mesh Fit Surface

Click the
(Mesh Fit) or Insert > Surface > Mesh Fit to create surface from a
region of mesh data. Select a lower side region and click the OK button.

8 Cut
You can cut solid body with the surface created in the above process. Click the
(Cut) or Insert > Solid > Cut.
Select Mesh Fit 1 as Tool Entities.
Select Exturde1 as Target Bodies.

(Next Stage) and select the remaining body (left bigger part in the
Click the
image below) and click the OK button.

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Note:
To hide surface entity, click the Mesh Fit1 under the Surface Bodies in the Model
Tree.

2.3 Step3: Cut Body I

1

Add Ref.Plane
Hold Ctrl button on the keyboard and drag the Front plane to simply add a new
plane.

Note:
The above method of creating a plane is same as offset method in Insert >
Ref.Geometry > Plane.
2

Mesh Sketch
To draw a base sketch of mesh data click the
(Mesh Sketch). Select Plane1
that was just created from above process as Base Plane. Move the blue arrow to
get upper features section profile. Click the OK button.

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Adjust Segments
Move the slider of Resolution to the left in the Segment Section Polyline to
adjust the segment of extracted section polyline as shown in the image below;

Auto Sketch
Click the
(Auto Segment) and select only the necessary segments. Click the
OK button. Arcs are automatically created from segments.

Exit Mesh Sketch mode.

5

Extrude Cut
Click the
(Extrude) and select Sketch2 in the Feature Tree as Base Sketch.
Set method to Up To Region and Sub Method to Trim With Region Fit Surface
and select the inner window region of mesh. Check Cut option to cut off the
intersecting profile between the bodies.

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Click the OK button.

2.4 Step4: Cut Body II

1

Mesh Sketch
(Mesh Sketch). Select Plane1 as the Base Plane. Move the blue
Click the
arrow to get the lower feature section profile and click the OK button.

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Add Line
Click the

(Line) button and draw 2 lines on line segments.

Note:
When you adjust resolution of segments, XOR shows pink segment as line and
yellow segment as arc.

Constraint
Select two lines using Shift button on the keyboard and double click on them, so
that the Constraint dialog tree appears. Click the Fix button.

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Add Arc
Click the
(3 Point Arc) button on the tool bar and draw an arc as shown in the
image below;

Constraint
Select a line and arc together and double click them. Click the Tangent button to
set tangent constraint between a line and arc.

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In the same way set tangent constraint on opposite side. Adjust arc radii by
dragging an arc to fit on the arc segment.
6

Add Line
To make closed loop add a line and connect them.

Exit Mesh Sketch mode.

7

Extrude Cut
(Extrude) and select Sketch3 in the Feature Tree as Base Sketch.
Click the
Move the blue arrow to the lower feature region. While moving the arrow, its snaps
onto regions for user convenience.

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Click the OK button.

Mesh Sketch
(Mesh Sketch). Select Plane1 as the Base Plane. Move the blue
Click the
arrow to get the cylindrical features section profile and click the OK button.

Add Circle
(Circle). Create circles from arc segments.
Click the

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Exit Mesh Sketch mode.

10 Extrude Cut
Click the
(Extrude) and select Sketch4 in the Feature Tree as Base Sketch.
Move the blue arrow to the lower feature region. While moving the arrow, its snaps
onto regions for user convenience.

Click the OK button.

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2.5 Step5: Fillet

1 Constant Fillet
(Fillet) on the toolbar or Insert > Modeling Feature > Fillet. Select an
Click the
(Calculate Radius With Mesh Data) then XOR automatically
edge and click the
calculates fillet radius of mesh. The value could be about 1.06mm and we can guess
the designers intent of fillet radius as 1mm. So change the value to 1mm.

Click the
edges.

(Add) button to add constant fillet with 0.5mm and select the following

Click the OK button.

2 Variable Fillet
Click the
(Fillet) on the toolbar or Insert > Modeling Feature > Fillet. Change
option from Constant Fillet to Variable Fillet. Select the following edges;

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Select Edge2 in the Fillet dialog box then Edge2 is highlighted with violet color in
the graphic area.

Click the midpoint of yellow line and drag it to higher position in the Profile View and
set P is 50% and R is 3mm (you can edit these values by clicking the value in the
Profile View or graphic area). P means the position and R means radius of fillet. The
fillet radius is changed as your settings in the graphic area.

Click the OK button.

3 Final Model
The final model will be like the image below;

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2.6 Step6: Accuracy Analyzer

1 Accuracy Analyzer Tab
Click the RMB (Right Mouse Button) on the toolbar area and choose Accuracy
Analyzer (TM).

2 Deviation
Select Deviation button and uncheck Hide Allowable Tolerance to see the
allowable deviation area with green.

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