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1 3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 Surfacing Tricks for Solid Modelers By Jordan Tadic

3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 2 About Jordan I’m informal. No need to raise your hand – just shout instead. • BS in Mechanical Engineering @ CWRU – 00 -04 • Design Engineer @ stamping manufacturer – 04 -08 • Elite Application Engineer @ 3 DVision – 08 -Present • CAD Experience: • Drafting Board – 3 yrs • Auto. CAD – 4 yrs • Pro/E – 2 yrs • Inventor – 3 yrs • Solid. Works – 6 yrs

3 3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 What are we learning? vs.

3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 4 Why Surfaces? Solid modeling practices are restrictive • Every edge must be a boundary between exactly two faces. • Must always be a ‘water-tight’ volume.

5 3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 Why Surfaces? Surface modeling workflows are flexible

6 3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 Why Surfaces? Surface modeling workflows are flexible

7 3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 Why Surfaces? Surface modeling workflows are flexible

8 3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 Why Surfaces? Surface modeling workflows are flexible

9 3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 Why Surfaces? Surface modeling workflows are flexible

10 3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 Why Surfaces? Surface modeling workflows are flexible Fateh Merrad

11 3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 Why surfaces? Think of solid modeling tools as automated surfacing tools Shell = Delete Face + Thicken

12 3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 Basic Workflow • Build surfaces • Extend/Trim surfaces • Knit/Thicken to form solid

3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 13 Solids to Surfaces, and Surfaces to Solids Surfaces Copy Surface Delete Face Knit / Thicken Surfaces Solids • Knit Surface & Try to Form Solid • Thicken & Create Solid for Enclosed Volume

14 3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 Surfacing Tricks Knit Delete Face Sheet Metal Replace Face Extend Intersect Loft Thicken

15 3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 Delete Face & Patch Cleaning up models, Simplifying Imported Geometry

16 3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 Replace Face Cutting/Extending Features Simultaneously, Repairing Imported Geometry

17 3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 Knit Surface Offset from Multiple Surfaces

18 3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 Extend Surface Extending Countersinks Copy Surface Extend Cut w/ Surface

3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 19 Sheet Metal Rules: • Must have uniform thickness • Use measure tool on edges • All bends must be cylindrical or conical • Cut section normal to bend axis • Click on arc • Check for radius measurement • No wavy faces • Click on “flat” face and check of New Sketch icon • All faces must be tangent • RMB > Select Tangency

20 3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 Sheet Metal Repairing/Flattening Imported Geometry

21 3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 Sheet Metal Repairing/Flattening Imported Geometry Copy Surface

22 3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 Sheet Metal Repairing/Flattening Imported Geometry Copy Surface Delete Body

23 3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 Sheet Metal Repairing/Flattening Imported Geometry Copy Surface Delete Body Extend

24 3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 Sheet Metal Repairing/Flattening Imported Geometry Copy Surface Fillet Delete Body Extend

3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 25 Sheet Metal Repairing/Flattening Imported Geometry Copy Surface Delete Body Face Fillet Convert to S. M. Extend

3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 26 Sheet Metal Repairing/Flattening Imported Geometry Copy Surface Delete Body Extend Face Fillet Convert to S. M. Flatten

27 3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 Thicken Cut Normal to Curved Surfaces Jason. T

28 3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 Thicken Cut Normal to Curved Surfaces Split Line

29 3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 Thicken Cut Normal to Curved Surfaces Split Line Copy Surface

30 3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 Thicken Cut Normal to Curved Surfaces Split Line Copy Surface Thicken Cut

31 3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 Thicken Cut Normal to Curved Surfaces Split Line Copy Surface Thicken Cut Copy Surface

32 3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 Thicken Cut Normal to Curved Surfaces Split Line Copy Surface Thicken Cut Copy Surface Thicken

33 3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 Thicken Cut Normal to Curved Surfaces Split Line Copy Surface Thicken Cut Copy Surface Thicken

34 3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 Intersect Calculating Enclosed Volumes Shelled Solid Liquid Level Plane Intersect (Configurable)

35 3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 Face Fillet with Hold Line Complex Variable Radius Fillets

36 3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 Face Fillet with Hold Line Complex Variable Radius Fillets Extrude & Draft

37 3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 Face Fillet with Hold Line Complex Variable Radius Fillets Extrude & Draft Split Line

3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 38 Face Fillet with Hold Line Complex Variable Radius Fillets Extrude & Draft Split Line Hold Line Face Fillet

3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 39 Face Fillet with Hold Line Complex Variable Radius Fillets Extrude & Draft Split Line Hold Line Face Fillet Copy Surface

3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 40 Face Fillet with Hold Line Complex Variable Radius Fillets Extrude & Draft Thicken Split Line Hold Line Face Fillet Copy Surface

3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 41 Face Fillet with Hold Line Complex Variable Radius Fillets Extrude & Draft Split Line Thicken Hold Line Face Fillet Copy Surface

3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 42 Face Fillet with Hold Line Complex Variable Radius Fillets Extrude & Draft Split Line Hold Line Face Fillet Thicken Copy Surface

3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 43 Face Fillet with Hold Line Complex Variable Radius Fillets Extrude & Draft Split Line Hold Line Face Fillet Copy Surface Thicken Mirror & Shell

44 3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 Sacrificial Surface / Lofted Surface Complex Ruffled Geometry, SWW 2011 Centerpiece

45 3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 Sacrificial Surface / Lofted Surface Complex Ruffled Geometry Revolve Surface

46 3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 Sacrificial Surface / Lofted Surface Complex Ruffled Geometry Revolve Surface

3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 47 Sacrificial Surface / Lofted Surface Complex Ruffled Geometry Revolve Surface Project Curve

3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 48 Sacrificial Surface / Lofted Surface Complex Ruffled Geometry Revolve Surface Project Curve Delete Body

3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 49 Sacrificial Surface / Lofted Surface Complex Ruffled Geometry Revolve Surface Project Curve Delete Body Loft

3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 50 Sacrificial Surface / Lofted Surface Complex Ruffled Geometry Revolve Surface Project Curve Delete Body Thicken Loft

51 3 DS. COM/SOLIDWORKS © Dassault Systèmes | Confidential Information | 1/19/2013 | ref. : 3 DS_Document_2012 Questions? Feel free to contact me at anytime! jtadic@3 DVision. com @Tadic. Works