WORKSHOP 5

MID-SURFACE CREATION
SIMPLE BRACKET

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Problem Description

Produce a mid-surface model from an imported simple bracket.

First use the manual mid-surface option.
Second use the automatic mid-surface option.

Workshop Objectives

See the difference between manual and automatic mid-surface

generation for the same part.
Determine how and where additional surface editing is needed
when using the manual mid-surface.

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SIMPLE BRACKET

General outline for manual mid-surface creation

Import the Parasolid file MS_bracket.xmt_txt.

Geometry: Create/Surface/Midsurface

Using the Manual mode create a mid-surface for the solid bracket
Three separate midsurfaces must be created, one corresponding to
each plate of the bracket

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General outline for manual mid-surface creation (continued)

Geometry: Edit/Surface/Break

Use the Surface option to break the mid-surfaces where they intersect.

Geometry: Delete/Surface

Delete the unneeded mid-surface fragments(sliver surfaces).

Overlap of mid-surfaces

Extra surfaces from Break

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Final mid-surfaces

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SIMPLE BRACKET

General outline for automatic mid-surface creation

Close the current database and create a new one

Import the Parasolid file MS_bracket.xmt_txt.
Using the automatic mode create a mid-surface for the solid
bracket.

Note: The bracket walls are 0.1 inch thick. A workable range for the
Max. Thickness is 0.1 to 1.0 inch.

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