Spaceclaim-Ansys-SCDM-145-L02-Spaceclaim-Intro

©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,2012114.5ReleaseLecture2–SpaceclaimIntroductionIntroductiontoANSYSSpaceclaimDirectModeler(SCDM)©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,20122Introduction•InthisclasswewillwalkthroughthebasictoolsusedtocreateandmodifymodelsinSpaceClaim.•Wewillfocuson:A.CreatingGeometryB.WorkshopC.CreatingasimpleAssemblyD.Workshops©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,20123Introduction–CreatingGeometryGoals:-becomefamiliarwiththeinterface-usetheglobaltoolsGuidingthreadcase:-startfromscratchtoasimplegeometry©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,20124Introduction–CreatingGeometry•GettingStarted–ClosetheWelcomeScreenifitappears.GototheApplicationMenu(SpaceClaimlogointopleftcorner)andclickonSpaceClaimOptions.–Select‘Units’andchangeMetrictoImperial.©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,20125Introduction–CreatingGeometryToolbarsTreeStructureModeMenuOptionPropertiesViewGraphicsWindow©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,20126Introduction–CreatingGeometry•SketchwithDimensions–Goonthesketchmode–ClicktheRectangletoolintheSketchgroup.Clickonceanywheretobeginthesketch.–Typethedimensionsbytyping‘4’.ThenpressTabtoenterthenextdimensionandtype‘2’.Hitentertofinishthesketch.–Note:Spacebarwillalsofreezethesketchandallowyoutotabbetweendimensions.©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,20127Introduction–CreatingGeometry•Three-PointArc–Clickthe‘Three-PointArc’toolintheSketchgroup.–Clickoncetostartalineatthecorner,againtodeterminethelengthatthesecondcorneroftherectangle,andathirdtimetomakethearc180degrees.©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,20128Introduction–CreatingGeometry•Bend–Clickthe‘Bend’toolintheSketchgroup.–Selectthelineontheotherendoftherectangleanddragthelineuntilitbendsintoa180degreearc.©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,20129Introduction–CreatingGeometry•TrimAway–Toremoveextralinesfromasketchclickthe‘TrimAway’buttoninthesketchgroup.–Selectanylinesyou’dliketoremovefromthesketch.Thiswilltrimthemfromyoursketch.©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,201210Introduction–CreatingGeometry•Pull–ClickthePullicontoexitthesketch.Clickinganothertoolwillimmediatelyexityoufromthecurrenttool.–Lookonthe“ModeMenu”SpaceClaimautomaticallychangefromsketchmodeto3Dmode.–Selectonthesurfacebyclickingonit.Onceasurfaceisselecteditcanbepulledtocreateasolidfromanywhereonscreen(youdonotneedtoclickonthesmallyellowarrow).–Holdtheleftmousebuttonanddragthesurfaceupward.UsetheSpacebartofreezethedimensionandtype‘.5’tomakethesolidhalfaninchthick.©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,201211Introduction–CreatingGeometry•SketchonFace–Aftercreatingthesolid,clickthetopsurfaceandthenchoosethe‘Circle’iconintheSketchgroup.AgainSpaceClaimautomaticallyswitchtothecorrectmode.–Tobringtheselectedsurfaceparalleltothescreen,selectthe‘PlanView’buttonfromtheOrientgrouptowardstheleftoftheribbonbar.©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,201212Introduction–CreatingGeometry•SketchingCircles–Clickontheaxisofoneofthefullrounds(asmallgreencirclewillappeartoindicateconcentricalignment)andsketchacirclewithadiameterof.75in.–Repeatthisprocessontheotherendofthemodel.Noticethatthesecondcirclewillsnapthesamesizeofthecircleyou’vealreadycreated.©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,201213Introduction–CreatingGeometry•Shift-TouchDimensions–Todimensionasketchentityfromanotherobjectclicktheshiftbuttonwhilehoveringoveranedge,midpointorvertex.Hoveroverthemiddleofthelowerlineuntilagreentriangleappears(indicatingthemidpoint).PresstheShiftkeyanddimension‘1’inchdirectlyupwardstostartthecircleasshown.©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,201214Introduction–CreatingGeometry•ConcentricCircles–Clickoncetostartthecircleatthecentreoftheplaneandmakethecirclewiththediameterof1.5inches.–Makeanothercoaxialcirclewithadiameterof1-inch.©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,201215Introduction–CreatingGeometry•ExitSketch–Clickthe‘Pull’buttontoexitthesketchandenter3Dmode.–Clickthe‘Home’buttontoobtainatrimetricview.©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,201216–Ctrl+MMBpans.–Whenyouarefinishedpressthe‘Home’buttontogetbacktothetrimetricview.Introduction–CreatingGeometry•ViewNavigation–Takeamomenttoexploremanipulatingtheview.Themiddlemousebutton(MMB)alonespins.–Shift+MMBZooms.©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,201217Introduction–CreatingGeometry•CreateHoles–Selectonthecentercircularface.Pullitdownthroughthemodeltocreateahole.–Holding‘Ctrl’allowsyoutoselectonmultipleentities.Selectthetwocircularfacesoneithersideandpullthemthroughtocreateholes.©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,201218Introduction–CreatingGeometry•CreateProtrusion–Clickonthecircularringfaceinthemiddleofthesolid.–Pullitupanarbitrarydistanceandclickinwhitespacetoclearyourselection.©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,201219Introduction–CreatingGeometry•CreateRulerDimension–Selectthetopfaceofthecylinderasindicatedandchoosethe‘CreateRulerDimension’(eitherfromtheOptionswindowontheleftorthemini-toolbarpopup).–Clickthetopfaceofthesolidtodimensionfrom.©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,201220Introduction–CreatingGeometry•SetRulerDimension–Oncethedimensionissetup,enter‘.75’asavalueandhitentertosettheheightofthetube.©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,201221Introduction–CreatingGeometry•SketchMode–Selectthefrontfaceofthemodelandhitthe‘Rectangle’button(thiswillputyouintoSketchmode)