Solid Modeling questions

[Phil Orenstein]

I enjoy the simplicity and intuitiveness of MC's solid modeler. But I find it missing some useful basic features coming from a background in AutoCAD solids and MDT. Are these features in V9 or coming out in the future or did I miss them now in 8.1.1?

 

1. Splitting a solid by a line or plane or by curves, lines and arcs.

 

2. Copying or moving a feature, boss or hole etc. on the solid model to another position on the same face or different face.

 

3. Extending a face

 

4. Separating a solid model composed a non-contiguous parts into separate solids.

 

5. How is the surface stitching function in V9? Has anybody tried it yet?

 

Thanks in advance for your answers.

 

Phil Orenstein

[Michael Reynolds]

Hi there!

 

I asked a similar question a while back, and the response I got was overwhelmingly "this is not masterCAD". But I'd like to see more advancement on the cad side too...

 

JMHO,

 

Mike R.

[d0gFartz]

parametrics and patterning features would be nice

[Michael Reynolds]

Hi DogFartz!

 

What are "patterning features"?

 

Mike R.

[cadcam]

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1. Splitting a solid by a line or plane or by curves, lines and arcs.

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you can do this by Plain or line and more.

 

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2. Copying or moving a feature, boss or hole etc. on the solid model to another position on the same face or different face.

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I find that I can.

 

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3. Extending a face

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Are you say like adding more hight to a boss or face? If so I do all the time.

 

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4. Separating a solid model composed a non-contiguous parts into separate solids.

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Like disjoint a solid. yep you can do that to.

 

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5. How is the surface stitching function in V9? Has anybody tried it yet?

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It works well tried it about 100 times on some new files and the rest with old customer files.

 

JM2C

 

[ 03-16-2002, 08:46 PM: Message edited by: cadcam ]

[Phil Orenstein]

Hi Jay,

 

Are you saying that you can do all these things with V9? Or are they available in 8 and I'm just missing them?

 

Let me back up a sec, I can do all these things, but in a round-about way. Say I want to split a model, I would make a copy and extrude cut one side, and then the other in the copy. So you are saying I can do this quickly with a line or plane in V9?

 

I can't creat a disjoint body by either extrude cut or boolean subtract in V8.1.1. Are you saying I can do this in V9? And then make them separate solids?

 

Thanks for the tips. Yes....Yes... I know I gotta keep buggin my boss to get V9 already!

 

Phil

 

[ 03-18-2002, 09:36 PM: Message edited by: Phil Orenstein ]

[cadcam]

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So you are saying I can do this quickly with a line or plane in V9?

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A big fat yes.

 

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I can't creat a disjoint body by either extrude cut or boolean subtract in V8.1.1. Are you saying I can do this in V9? And then make them separate solids?

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How does this go,big fat yes.

 

Hope all this helps

 

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Yes....Yes... I know I gotta keep buggin my boss to get V9 already!

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Ok now you have more to tell the boss.