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This task shows how to create fill surfaces
between a number of boundary segments. |
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Open the
Fill1.CATPart document. |
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Click Fill
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The Fill Surface Definition dialog box appears. |
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Select curves or surface edges to form a closed boundary.
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You can select a support surface for each curve or edge. In this
case continuity will be assured between the fill surface and selected
support surfaces. |
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Use the combo to specify the desired continuity type
between any selected support surfaces and the fill surface: Point, Tangent,
or Curvature.
The fill surface is displayed within the boundary. |
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You can edit the boundary by first selecting an element
in the dialog box list then choosing a button to either:
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Add a new
element after or before the selected one
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Remove the
selected element
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Replace the
selected element by another curve
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Replace the
selected support element by another support surface
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Remove the
selected support element.
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Select the Deviation check box, and
enter a value to fill the gaps present.
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In
the
Tools >
Options >
Shape
> Generative
Shape
Design
> General
tab,
- If the
Continuity Type is either
Tangency or Curvature, the Deviation
check box is selected by default.
- The
Maximum deviation value is taken as the
deviation value for the fill.
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- If the gap
between the two contours is greater than the maximum
deviation, the gap is not filled, and the resulting surface
still displays a gap.
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Click OK to create the fill surface.
The surface (identified as Fill.xxx) is added to the
specification tree. |
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Filling surface with specified supports |
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Two consecutive boundaries must have only one intersection. |
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The distance between non-coincident boundaries must be smaller than
0.1mm. |
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- A two-side fill surface cannot be created in the following ambiguous
cases:
- one intersection and two distances below 0.1 mm
- no true intersection (therefore there may be several distances
below 0.1 mm)
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