Workshop 6.

CAD Repair

DesignModeler

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• Project Page> Component Systems> Geometry

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• Project Page> Component Systems> Geometry

b RMB

• DM will Open. When prompted choose “mm” as the

length unit

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1. Click File > Import External Geometry File and select test11.x_t to import

• The model comes in as a surface body. If you look closely you can see
that there are three areas with missing faces. If you switch to the edge
coloring option > By Connection, you will see that the edges of the
missing faces are highlighted in red

Shaded Exterior with Edges Edge color by Connection

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First fix the small hexagonal patch near the end of the cylinder:
2. Select the six edges from the Model View and select Tools > Surface Patch
3. Click on Apply in the Patch Edges entry box to select the 6 edges
4. Leave the Patch Method set to Automatic and Generate the patch
5. Click on Tools > Merge, on details, change Merge Type to Faces
6. Select the patch face and outer face by pressing ctrl on keyboard, then click Apply on Faces.
7. Generate the merge
• Note that a smooth single surface is generated.

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Next fix the four-sided missing face near the base of the handle:
8. Select the four edges from the Model View and select Tools > Surface Patch
9. Click on Apply in the Patch Edges entry box to select the 4 edges
10. Leave the Patch Method set to Automatic and Generate the patch
– Note that again a smooth single surface is generated. Note that the edges for this
missing face that you’ve fixed with patch are no longer highlighted in red.

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• The last area where faces are missing spans regions of two different curvatures. There are two free
edges in this last region.
11. Select the two free edges from the Model View and select Tools > Surface Patch
12. Click on Apply in the Patch Edges entry box to select the edges
13. Leave the Patch Method set to Automatic and Generate the patch
– Note tangency maintained in the surface that’s created. In this case, the Natural Healing
method was chosen and the cylindrical surface curvature is maintained.
– Try changing to Patch healing method and note the generated surface. In this case, the patch is
created based on the edges and neither curvature is maintained. There is an apparent “divot”
taken out of the model.

Automatic and Natural Patch Healing output

Healing output

Neither curvature is
respected by the patch

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• The use of the Surface Extension tool can lead to a better quality fix for this missing face:
14. Delete the Surface Patch you created for this face
15. Select the shorter edge for the missing face and select Tools > Surface Extension
16. Set the Extent Type to Natural and set the Extent to Fixed with a value of 50 mm. Click Generate to
extend the surface.
– Note that the missing bit of the end surface is restored and the extended surface stops at the
natural bounds of the face

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• With the missing bit of the end surface smoothly restored, an Automatic Surface Patch can be used to
restore the final missing face:
17. Select the two edges of the missing face from the model view and create a Surface Patch with the
Method set to Automatic. Click Generate.
– Note that a smooth surface is created which follows the curvature of the cylinder
18. Click on Tools > Merge, on details, change Merge Type to Faces
19. Select the patch face and outer face by pressing ctrl on keyboard, then click Apply on Faces.
20. Generate the merge
• Note that a smooth single surface is generated.

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• Although there are no longer any missing faces, the model still consists
of a single surface body
• Since the body encloses a volume, it can be converted to a solid using
the Sew Body Operation

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21. Select the surface Body from Model view

22. Select Create > Body Operation
23. Click Apply on Bodies under details View
24. Set the Type to Sew and set the Create Solids?
toggle to Yes
25. Click Generate to convert the Surface Body to a
Solid
– Note the change in the Model Tree

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