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Wireframe and surface design concept Wireframe and surface design interface Creating wireframe geometry Creating basic surfaces Surface-based solid features
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CATIA V5 Wireframe and Surface Design is used to create 3D points, lines, curves, planes and surfaces.
3D wireframe elements are often used as reference elements in the creation of surfaces or solid features. Wireframe and Surface Design main concepts:
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3D wireframe creation
Components positioned with assembly constraints
The relative position of components is defined by assembly constraints. If a component moves, constraints can be updated to restore position.
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Surface design
Components positioned with assembly constraints
The relative position of components is defined by assembly constraints. If a component moves, constraints can be updated to restore position.
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The relative position of components is defined by assembly constraints. If a component moves, constraints can be updated to restore position.
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to create 3D points, lines, curves and planes used as construction geometry when defining surfaces or solid features
to create wireframe geometry directly in 3D not limited to a 2D sketch plane to create surface geometry defining the part topology which is able to be used in the creation of solid features
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A new part document is created. An Open Body is added in the tree as the In Work Object.
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Settings that effect wireframe and surface creation are linked to the settings for Part Design. Settings are identical and can be changed in Shape or Part Design.
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WORKBENCH TOOLBARS
Sketcher
Wireframe:
Point Line Plane Projection - includes combine, reflect line Intersection Parallel curve Circle - includes corner, connect curve, conic Spline - includes helix, spiral, polyline
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WORKBENCH TOOLBARS
Operations:
Join - includes healing, untrim, disassemble Split - includes trim Boundary - includes extract Translate - rotate, symmetry, scaling, affinity, axis to axis Extrapolate
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WORKBENCH TOOLBARS
Connect checker - analyze surface connections Curve connect checker - analyze curve connections
Constraints:
Apply constraints.
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USER TOOLS
Additional user tools are available during wireframe and surface creation.
User tools provide assistance in the geometry creation process. A user tools icon will be highlighted when activated.
Create datum
Select body
Update all
Axis system
Work on support
USER TOOLS
Update All
Work On Support
Snap To Point
Create Datum
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USER TOOLS
Catalog Browser
Select Body
Select a body from the pull-down list to make it the In Work body. This is a convenient method for defining a body as the In Work object.
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Open Body - an open body contains wireframe and surface geometry created for use in the design of the part. - accessing the Wireframe and Surface workbench will create an open body in the specification tree. Part Body - the part body contains solid geometry features created using the Part Design workbench.
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Use the Wireframe toolbar icons to create geometry that is defined based on 3D coordinate system parameters or in relation to existing 3D geometry.
Line tangent to curve Line normal to surface Point on surface Point on curve Point tangent to curve
Offset Plane Plane normal to curve Plane tangent to surface Circle Connect curve Spline Helix S7-21
Wireframe toolbar
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General process
1. Select icon from Wireframe toolbar. 2. Select the definition type from choices in pull-down box. 3. Select other geometry (if necessary). 4. Specify the parameters. 5. Click Apply to preview, OK to accept.
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CREATE A POINT
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CREATE A POINT
Coordinates
Reference point
(0, -5, 6)
Reference point
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CREATE A POINT
On curve
Distance on curve
Distance from reference New point Reference point (green) Click for curve mid-point
Reference point
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CREATE A POINT
On curve
Additional options
Specify an existing point as the reference Reverse the measure direction from the reference point
Add additional points after the first point is created Distance along the curve Repeat type Parameters Repeated points Distance from point to point
First point
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CREATE A POINT
On plane
Reference point
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CREATE A POINT
On surface
Direction can be specified by selecting a line, linear edge, plane or planar surface. Selecting a plane or planar surface will specify a direction normal to the plane. Distance is measured along the surface contour.
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CREATE A POINT
Additional options
Create point(s) on a curve tangent to a specified direction line
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Use the Points Creation Repetition icon multiple points spaced on a curve.
1. Select a curve 2. Specify instances
to create
3. Activate options
Points created in a new Open body
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CREATE A LINE
Specify a start and end point distance from the initial points selected
Note: Start and End values of zero (0in) will default to the selected points.
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CREATE A LINE
Point - Point
Specify the distance of start and end points from selected points.
Key in distance(s) or Drag green arrows at points
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CREATE A LINE
Point - Direction
New line
Specify start and end point distance(s)
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CREATE A LINE
Selected curve
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CREATE A LINE
Start point
Activate Geometry on support to create the angled line on the support surface
Not activated
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CREATE A LINE
Tangent to curve
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CREATE A LINE
Tangent to curve
Bi-Tangent mode Selected curves Support element Current solution is highlighted Other solutions in blue and numbers in brackets (#)
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CREATE A LINE
Additional options
Create a line bisecting the angle between two selected lines Create a line normal to a surface
No support element
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CREATE A PLANE
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CREATE A PLANE
Offset distance
3 in
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CREATE A PLANE
Rotation axis
New plane
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CREATE A PLANE
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CREATE A PLANE
Normal to curve
Tangent to surface
Selected point
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CREATE A PLANE
Additional options
Create a mean plane through points Create a plane by equation
Ax + By + Cz = D
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CREATE A CURVE
Curves of a certain type based on parameters - examples include a circle, spline, conic, helix, etc. Curves generated from existing geometry - examples include curve projections, intersections, parallel curves, etc.
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CREATE A CIRCLE
Choose the type of circle to define Select limitation options Specify parameters
Part Arc Whole Circle Trimmed Circle
Complementary Circle
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CREATE A CIRCLE
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CREATE A CIRCLE
Point on circle
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CREATE A CIRCLE
Specify two points on the circle, support element and radius value.
Trimmed circle option Complementary circle option
Select 2 points
Click Next Solution button or select another solution on the screen Radius value Click OK to accept highlighted solution
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CREATE A CIRCLE
Arc tangent to the line (Element 1) Circular arc created (radius = 3.5 in) Arc tangent to the point (Element 2)
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CREATE A CIRCLE
Specify a tangent element, tangent curve, point on the tangent curve and a support element.
Arc tangent to the line (Curve 2) at selected point Support element (yz plane) Point of tangency on selected curve Arc tangent to the point (Element 1)
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CREATE A CIRCLE
Additional options
Create a circle through 3 points
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CREATE A CORNER
Use the Corner icon to create a rounded corner between two elements in 3D.
Select elements Activate Trim Elements option to trim geometry at the corner intersections
Multiple solutions Click Next Solution button or select another solution on the screen Click OK to accept highlighted solution Elements trimmed
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Use the Connect Curve icon to create a curve connecting two existing curves at selected points. Connect curve key points:
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General process
Connect curve
No elements trimmed
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Additional options
Reverse Direction of continuity
Elements trimmed
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CREATE A CONIC
Use the Conic icon to create a conic type curve (parabola, hyperbola, or ellipse) in 3D. The conic curve must lie on a planar support element. A conic is defined using one of these object sets:
Two points, start and end tangents, a parameter value Two points, start and end tangents, a pass through point Two points, a tangent intersection point, a parameter value Two points, a tangent intersection point, a pass through point Four points, a tangent Five points
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CREATE A CONIC
General process
1. Select Conic icon. 2. Select the support plane. 3. Select the two endpoints. 4. Select the elements used to define tangency. 5. Specify the parameter value Apply.
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Conic Also, drag green arrows to change parameter value
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CREATE A CONIC
P = 0.5, parabola P < 0.5, ellipse P > 0.5, hyperbola Select a Pass through point
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CREATE A CONIC
P = 0.3
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CREATE A CONIC
Endpoints
Five points
Select 2 endpoints then select 3 additional points
Endpoints
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CREATE A SPLINE
Use the Spline icon to create a 3D curve passing through selected points.
Select points in the order that the spline should be constructed. Points can be added before or after selected points. Points can be replaced with a different point.
Select 1st point Select 2nd point
Spline created
Point options
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CREATE A SPLINE
Impose tangency or curvature conditions on the points that define the spline.
Click to highlight the point in the spline definition window. Impose tangency or curvature on the highlighted point.
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CREATE A PROJECTION
Use the Projection icon to create elements by projecting existing objects onto support geometry.
Points and wireframe geometry can be projected on to a surface. Points can also be projected onto wireframe geometry. The projection can be normal to the support or a defined direction.
Support surface
Curve to be projected
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CREATE AN INTERSECTION
Use the Corner icon to create a rounded corner between two elements in 3D.
Select elements Activate Trim Elements option to trim geometry at the corner intersections
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Use the Corner icon to create a rounded corner between two elements in 3D.
Select elements Activate Trim Elements option to trim geometry at the corner intersections
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From a profile Sphere From boundaries From another surface - offset Lofted surface
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From a profile Sphere From boundaries From another surface - offset Lofted surface
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