ICEM Shape Design AeroExpert Menu Bar

The various menus and menu commands that are specific to ICEM Shape Design AeroExpert are described below.

 

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Tasks corresponding to general menu commands are described in the Infrastructure User's Guide.

Insert

For... See...
Geometrical Set... Managing Geometrical Sets
Ordered Geometrical Set... Managing Ordered Geometrical Sets
Tools Insert -> Tools
Shape Analysis Insert -> Shape Analysis
Shape Management Insert -> Shape Management
Shape Modification Insert -> Shape Modification
Curve Creation Insert -> Curve Creation
Surface Creation Insert -> Surface Creation
Construction Insert -> Construction
Operations Insert -> Operation
View Insert -> View

Tools

  For... See...
Update Updating Parts
Manual Update mode Manually Updating a Part
Geometric Information Displaying Geometric Information on Elements
Only Current Body Selecting Bodies
Show Historical Graph... Using the Historical Graph
New Dress-Up... Displaying and Modifying Dress-Up Features
Axis System ... Defining An Axis System
Dashboard Tools Dashboard
Ruler Ruler
Flip compass base Managing the Compass
Set compass orientation Set Compass Orientation
Reset compass to XYZ Reset Compass to XYZ

Shape Analysis

  For... See...
Connect Checker Analysis Checking Connections Between Surfaces
Checking Connections Between Curves
Porcupine Analysis Performing a Curvature Analysis
Iso Curvature Analysis Performing an Iso-Curvature Analysis
Cutting Planes Using Dynamic Cutting Planes

Distance Analysis

Analyzing Distances Between Two Sets of Elements

Surfacic Curvature Analysis

Performing a Surface Curvature Analysis
Performing a Split Analysis

Environment Mapping Analysis

Mapping an Environment on a Surface
Mirror Analysis Performing a Mirror Analysis
Inflection Lines Creating Inflection Lines
Light Source Manipulating Light Sources
Highlight Analysis Analyzing Using Highlights

Shape Management

  For... See...
Join Joining Curves and Surfaces
Break Breaking Curves
Breaking Surfaces
Untrim Restoring a Surface
Transform
Translating Geometry
Rotating Geometry
Performing Symmetry on Geometry
Transforming Geometry by Scaling
Transforming Geometry by Affinity
Transforming Geometry from an Axis to Another
Concatenate Concatenating Curves
Fragmentation Fragmenting Curves
Fragmenting Surfaces
Disassemble Disassembling Elements
Conversion
Approximating/Segmenting Procedural Curves
Approximating/Segmenting Procedural Surfaces

Conversion
Split
Splitting Geometry
Trimming Geometry

Shape Modification

  For... See...
Control Points Using Control Points
Matching Constraint Matching Surfaces
Invert
Inverting Surfaces and Curves
Smoothing Smoothing Curves or Surfaces
Extrapolation Extrapolating Curves and Surfaces
Refit Refit Surfaces and Curves
Shape Mapping Mapping Shapes
Shape Modeling Modeling Shapes
Styling Extrapolate Extrapolating Curves
Extrapolating Surfaces

Curve Creation

  For... See...
Curve Creation Creating Associative 3D Curves
Creating Associative 3D Curves on a Scan
Creating Associative 3D Curves on a Cloud of Points
Isoparametric  Curves Creating Isoparametric Curves
Curve Projection Creating Project Curves
Curve Blend Creating Blend Curves
Curve Offset Creating Offset Curves
Split Curve Creating Split Curves
Intersection Creating Intersection Curves

Surface Creation

  For... See...
Patch Creation
Creating Planar Patches
Creating a Surface From Three Points
Creating a 4-Point Patch Surface
Creating a Surface on an Existing Surface
Surface of Revolution Creating Revolution Surfaces
Patch From
Creating a Patch from Curves
Creating a Patch from Patches
Flange Creating a Flange
Styling Fillet Creating a Styling Fillet
Fill Filling Surfaces
Surface Offset Offsetting Surfaces
Tubing Creating a Tube Surface
Blend Surface Creating Blend Surfaces
Sweep Creating Swept Surfaces

Construction

For... See...
Sketch
Refer to the Sketcher User's Guide
Points
Creating Points
Creating Polar Extremum Elements
Creating Extremum Elements
Line Creating Lines
Planes
Creating Planes
Creating Planes Between Other Planes
Creating Multiple Points and Planes
Curves
Creating Circles
Creating Conic Curves
Creating Combined Curves
Creating Intersections
Creating Parallel Curves
Creating a Spine
Boundary
Creating Boundary Curves
Extracting Geometry
Grid
Working with a Support
Snapping to a point
Setting a work on support as current
Creating Plane Systems
Working With a 3D Support

Operations

  For... See...
Publication... Publishing Elements
Near... Creating the Nearest Entity of a Multiple Element

View

  For... See...
View Angle See Editing the View Angle
View Selector The standard views may be selected graphically.
Stretch View See Using the Stretch View Analysis Tool