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Version 5 Release 17
September 2006
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Generative Shape Design
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Detailed Steps
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Table of Contents
1. Managing Features Recap Exercise ............................................................................................... 3
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1. Managing Features Recap Exercise
Objective: Upon completion you will have organized the data within the automotive armrest
part that has been previously designed.
Time: The design document has allocated 15 minutes to complete the project. This page
outlines the general process that will be used in this exercise. The next page shows the
completed part with some limited information concerning the required steps. You can either
use only the limited instructions if you wish or, to assist you if you need more information, a
series of detailed step-by-step directions has been provided on the following pages.
The following detailed instructions give you our recommendations to organize the data in the
Armrest:
Notice that there are no HIDDEN features.
1.1 -
Create new Geometrical Sets to form a logical feature organizational structure.
• Select Insert + Geometrical Set from the Menu bar.
• Key in “Wireframe” as the name.
• Make sure the Father is “Arm Rest.”
• Select OK. The new empty Geometrical Set has been created and is placed at the bottom of
the Specification Tree.
1.2 -
Repeat the above steps for the following new Geometrical Sets:
• Construction Surfaces
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Final Part
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The bottom of the Specification Tree should now look like this:
1.3 -
Now, create a new Geometrical Set “within” a Geometrical Set.
• Select Insert + Geometrical Set from the Menu Bar.
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• Key in “Top” as the name.
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