Spaceclaim-Ansys-SCDM-145-L04-3D-Advanced-Features

©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,2012114.5ReleaseLecture4:3DAdvancedFeaturesIntroductiontoANSYSSpaceclaimDirectModeler(SCDM)©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,201223DAdvancedFeatures•Inthisclasswewillwalkthroughthe3DtoolsusedtocreateandmodifymodelsinSpaceClaim.•Wewillfocuson:A.WorkingWithAssembliesB.WorkshopC.DetailingD.Workshop©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,201233DAdvancedFeatures–WorkingWithAssembliesGoals:-WorkwithassembliesGuidingthreadcase:-Createandmodifyanassembly©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,201243DAdvancedFeatures–WorkingWithAssemblies•OpenAssembly–GototheSpaceClaimApplicationMenuandselectOpen.Select‘Assembly.scdoc’andhitOpen.©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,20125•InsertFile–Clickthe‘File‘buttonfromtheInsertgrouptowardstherightoftheRibbonbar.–ThepartisaddedtoyourStructuretree.–Select‘Base.scdoc’andhitOpentoinsertthedocumentintoyourdesign.3DAdvancedFeatures–WorkingWithAssemblies©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,20126•CreateNewComponent–SelecttheAssemblyintheStructuretreeandRMB-click.Select‘NewComponent’fromtheContextMenu.–Namethenewcomponent‘RamScrew’andhitEnter.–Note:Newcomponentsareactivebydefault.3DAdvancedFeatures–WorkingWithAssemblies©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,20127•ReorderingStructureTree–Selectthethreecomponentswith‘ram_screw’inthename.–Draganddropthesecomponentsintotheactive‘RamScrew’component.3DAdvancedFeatures–WorkingWithAssemblies©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,20128•ActiveComponents–OnlythesolidsinsidetheRamScrewsub-assemblyarenowactive.Theothercomponentsappeargreyedout.–Toactivatethewholeassembly,RMB-clickontheAssemblyintheStructuretreeandselect‘ActivateComponent‘.3DAdvancedFeatures–WorkingWithAssemblies©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,20129•AssemblyConditions–Selectthegreenfaceindicatedonthebase.HoldtheCtrlkeydownandaddthelightgreenfacefromthebrackettotheselection.–Pressthe‘Align’intheupperrightcornerofthescreen.–NextselectonthegreencylindricalwallonthebasethenholdtheCtrlkeyandaddthelightgreencylindricalwallofthebrackettotheselection.–Pressthe‘Align’button.–Note:Thefirstselectionalwaysmovestomeetthesecondselection.3DAdvancedFeatures–WorkingWithAssemblies©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,201210•OpenComponent–RMB-clickonthegreenY-shapedbracketandselect‘Component’→‘OpenComponent’.–Note:YoucanalsoRMB-clickthecomponentintheStructuretree.3DAdvancedFeatures–WorkingWithAssemblies©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,201211•RoundSelection–Thebracketshouldnowappearinitsowndesignwindow.–Selecttheroundindicatedatrightinthebracket3DAdvancedFeatures–WorkingWithAssemblies©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,201212•Fill–Oncetheroundisselectedhitthe‘Fill’buttontoremovetheround.Fillworksbyremovingtheselectedgeometryandattemptingtoextendthesurroundinggeometrytoclosethegapthatiscreated.3DAdvancedFeatures–WorkingWithAssemblies©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,201213•Rotate–Rotatethemodel(usingtheMiddleMousebutton-MMB)andFillthematchingroundontheotherside.–Note:TherearealsoSpin/Pan/Zoomcontrolsatthetopleftandbottomrightofthescreen.3DAdvancedFeatures–WorkingWithAssemblies©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,201214•SelectionTab–GototheSelectiontabwhichisbelowtheStructurewindow.Selecttheroundindicatedinthepicturebelow.–Selectthe‘Find’button(magnifyingglassicon)intheSelectionwindowtosearchforgeometrywithsimilarcharacteristics.3DAdvancedFeatures–WorkingWithAssemblies©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,201215•SelectingRounds–Select‘Equalorsmallerradiusrounds’.Oncetheyareselectedasindicatedinthepicture,hit‘Fill’toremovethemfromthemodel.3DAdvancedFeatures–WorkingWithAssemblies©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,201216•FillConicFaces–Rotatethemodel(usingMMB)soyouhaveaviewofthebottom.HoldCtrlandselectthefourconicalsurfacesshown.Use‘Fill’toremovethemfromthemodel.3DAdvancedFeatures–WorkingWithAssemblies©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,201217•ChangingDesignWindows–Usethe‘Home’buttontogetbacktoatrimetricview.–Selectthe‘Assembly‘tabatthebottomleftofthescreentoreturntothetop-levelassembly.3DAdvancedFeatures–WorkingWithAssemblies©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,201218•CreateanAxis–Selectthecylindricalsurfaceindicated.–Clickthe‘Axis’tool.Thiswillplaceanaxisthroughthepart.3DAdvancedFeatures–WorkingWithAssemblies©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,201219•SectionMode–WhiletheaxisisselectedpresstheSectionbuttonintheMiddleoftheModegroup.–Selectthe‘PlanView’buttontoorienttheviewasshown.3DAdvancedFeatures–WorkingWithAssemblies©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,201220•MovingComponents–ExpandtheStructuretreeandselectonbase_screw.–Selectthe‘Move’tool.–Dragthebase_screwalongtheredarrow‘.4’inches.3DAdvancedFeatures–WorkingWithAssemblies©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,201221•Combine–Selectthe‘Combine’buttonandcheck‘KeepCutter’fromtheOptionswindow.–Note:Incrosssectionavertexrepresentsa3Dedge,andanedgerepresentsa3Dface.3DAdvancedFeatures–WorkingWithAssemblies©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,201222•RemoveMaterial–Clickanedgeofthedarkgreenbase,andthenthepinkscrew.Thiswillcutawaytheintersectinggeometry.Clickonanedgeoftheintersectiontodeleteitfromthemodel.3DAdvancedFeatures–WorkingWithAssemblies©2012ANSYS,Inc.November13,201223•ChangeHoleDiameter–Clickthe‘Pull’tool.Selectthegreenedgeindicatedinthepicture.Pullth