422 - Getting the Most out of Surfacing

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1 4 th Generation VLC courtesy of Edison Getting the Most out of Surfacing Dan Vinson, Part Product Manager, #SEU13

2 Agenda: Getting the Most out of Surfacing Who am I? What you will learn Solid Edge capabilities Demonstrations Benefits of this topic How to learn more 4 th Generation VLC courtesy of Edison2 Page 2

3 Welcome Dan Vinson Product Manager Synchronous Part Modeling Tablet Applications Page 3

4 Surface The soft organic shapes not described by geometric primitives. Mechanically, these are used in many applications - Flow: Pump housings, Turbine blades - Transitions: Blends (not rounds) Page 4

5 What s a Surface? For today s purposes, we ll just call it the contoured stuff. These faces are commonly used for - Aesthetics: Consumer goods - Anytime no straight edge exists in the model Page 5

6 Surface Tools ST6 lays out the commands in the Surfacing Tab to allow this workflow to be remembered easily. - Progressive exposure of Surfacing tools Curves frame the form. They give shape and character to the contour. - Curves have no influence over the curvature of the sheet. - Curves form the boundaries of a sheet. Surfaces fill the form. They give volume and influence to other adjacent faces. - Some surfaces are open because 2 elements are enough to define a form - Some surfaces are closed because 3 or more elements are needed to fully define the form Page 6

7 Surface Tools Surfaces require sketches, curves, or other faces in the model. Curves frame the form. They give shape and character to the contour. - Form the boundaries of a sheet. - May be 2D Sketches, 3D Curves, or Edges - Curves have no influence over the curvature of the sheet. - The sketch plane has influence (normal, parallel) Page 7

8 Better Curves Good Tools made better. 2D Curve Tool - Tool promoted to expose on Sketch Tab - Added color to Control Points - Simplify Curve Page 8

9 2D Curve Creation Subtle Trick to creating 2 curves with different Edit Point Structure ST6 supports Inking a 2D curve. - Inking = [LMB down, Drag, LMB up] - When Inked, only end points are recorded Curve Polygon Points End Point End Point Page 9

10 2D Curve Creation Subtle Trick to creating 2 curves with different Edit Point Structure Typical 2D curve Creation - 1 LMB mouse click creates an Edit Point on the curve - [LMB click, LMB click] - Greater control due to higher point count (greater resolution) Curve Polygon Points End Point Edit Point Edit Point End Point Page 10

11 2D Curve Demos Page 11

12 Good Tools Made Better. Key Point Curves - Numeric Tangency Control - Curvature Continuous Tangency added - Lock to View during creation prevents distant point creation. - Wire harness: Wires, Cables, Bundles - Explode Render Animate: Camera and Motion paths Page 12

13 Key Point Curve Demo Page 13

14 Curvature The relationship with other tangent faces. Types of relationships include: Natural: no influence on curvature is carried over from face to face. Page 14

15 Curvature The relationship with other tangent faces. Types of relationships include: Tangent: curvature is influenced as linear. Page 15

16 Curvature The relationship with other tangent faces. Types of relationships include: Tangent: Curvature influenced as an exponent Page 16

17 Improved Surfacing Features Blue Surf - Curvature Control Handles - Surface Visualization - Numeric Value Input Tangency Magnitude - Common / Individual Tangency Magnitude Control - Default to Most Recently Used settings Page 17

18 Blue Surf Demo Page 18

19 Improved Surfacing Features Bounded Surface - Tangency Control Handles - Close Boundary Option - Curvature Continuous Allowed - Surface Visualization added Page 19

20 Bounded Surface Demo Page 20

21 Center Tangency Curvature Continuous option available throughout ST6 Surfacing Tools - Blue Surf - Bounded Surface - Rounds (Blends) - Key Point Curves Curvature across a centerline should be Tangent Continuous - Page 21

22 2D Curve Tangency Demo Page 22

23 Surface Inspection ST6 Introduces new tools to investigate the model Surface Visualization UV lines and curvature combs of a face Used in Features for single face inspection Standalone Tool for inspecting many faces Page 23

24 Surface Inspection ST6 Introduces new tools to investigate the model Section Curvature Curvature relative to a plane (contour gauge) See multiple faces curvature on a common scale Page 24

25 Surface Inspection ST6 Introduces new tools to visualize the model Reflective Plane See the entire volume of the model without the Mirror feature. Multiple planes of reflection allowed Optional transparency of the reflected image Page 25

26 Surface Inspection Demos Page 26

27 Reflective Plane Demo Page 27

28 Redefine Patch Smoothing can be achieved by patching and redefining. - Multiple Panel - Interior Patch - Curvature Smoothing Page 28

29 Redefine Patch Smoothing can be achieved by patching and redefining. Page 29

30 Redefine Patch Demo Page 30

31 What you will learn This course will explore the use of contoured elements and curves in Solid Edge. Users attending this class will be exposed to new ways of altering imported models with highly contoured faces and no model history. Styled parts will be created to demonstrate the use of features that produce organic shapes. Users will see basic techniques of sheet construction that are augmented with classic modeling tricks which will drastically reduce model generation time. New feature creation utilizing multi-body processes will introduce solid modelers to the common themes in surfacing. Page 31 June 29