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Generative Shape Design
CATIA V5 Training
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Copyright DASSAULT SYSTEMES
CATIA Generative
Shape Design
Version 5 Release 19
September 2008
EDU_CAT_EN_GSD_FF_V5R19
Student Notes:
About this course
Student Notes:
Objectives of the course

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
-Correctly recall the tools of the Generative Shape Design
workbench that are common to MD2 and HD2 licenses
- Identify and use the Generative Shape Design tools that are
specific to the HD2 license
- Create advanced and parameterized swept surfaces
- Perform advanced surfaces analysis and gap correction
- Improve geometry quality and stability
Targeted audience
Mechanical Surface Designers
Prerequisites
Students who are familiar with the basics of wireframe and
surfaces creation
2 days

Student Notes:
Table of Contents (1/3)

Introduction to Surface Design
Surface Design Workbench Overview
Managing Features and Geometrical Sets
Geometrical Sets - Recommendations
Recap Exercise: Managing Features
Recap Exercise: Shampoo Bottle
Creating Advanced Wireframe Features

About this Lesson
MD2/GSD Wireframe versus HD2/GSD Wireframe
Creating an Extremum
Creating a Connect Curve
Recap Exercise: Advanced Wireframe Geometry
Wireframe Analysis and Repair

About this Lesson
Why do you need to Analyze Wireframe Geometry?
Curve Connect Checker
Smoothing Curves
Wireframe Analysis -Recommendations
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7
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30
38
41
57
58
59
60
62
65
68
69
70
71
75
77

Student Notes:

Recap Exercise: Wireframe Analysis and Repair
Creating Advanced Swept Surfaces

About this Lesson
What is a Swept Surface?
Inputs for Sweep
Creating a Swept Surface
Recap Exercise: Knob
Creating an Adaptive Swept Surface
Recap Exercise: Adaptive Swept Surface
Creating Advanced Blending Surfaces

About this Lesson
What is a Blend?
Types of Blends
Creating Fillets using Hold Curve and Spine
Creating Fillets using Law
Creating a Blend Surface
Blend Surfaces Recommendations
Recap Exercise: Advanced Blending Surface
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81
82
83
85
102
119
133
138
151
152
153
154
155
158
163
171
173

Student Notes:

Surface Analysis
About this Lesson
Curvature Analysis
Surface Analysis -Recommendations
Recap Exercise: Surface Analysis
Additional Surface Design Tools
Improving Geometry Stability

Improving Geometry Quality
Checking Molded Parts
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178
179
188
190
193
194
205
222
Introduction to Surface Design

In this lesson you will revise the concepts learnt in wireframe and surfaces
course. You will later learn about managing features and Geometrical sets.

Geometrical Sets - Recommendations
Recap Exercise: Managing Features
Recap Exercise: Shampoo Bottle
Student Notes:

You will revise the concepts learnt in Wireframe and Surfaces course.
Wireframe
Geometry
Surface
Geometry
Operations
Student Notes:
Review of Surface Design Basics (1/2)

In the Surface Design Fundamentals, you have learnt the basics of creation, modification &
completion of geometry which is in the form of wireframes and surfaces. You have also learnt
about Shape design Common tools.
Here you will review the concepts learnt in wireframe and surface design course
Creating wireframe Geometry
Creating Points
Creating Lines
Creating Planes
Creating Curves
Shape Design Common Tools

About Stacking Commands
Managing Geometrical Sets
Student Notes:
Review of Surface Design Basics (2/2)

Creating Surfaces
Creating Basic surfaces
Swept surfaces
Multi-Section surfaces
Modifying the Geometry
Editing Elements,
Imposing value ranges for parameters
Identifying Parent Child relations
Using Tools
Creating Datum features
Checking Connection between elements
Updating a Part
Working on Support
Manipulating Elements.
Student Notes:
Review of Wireframe Covered in the Surface Design course

You can review the tools in the GSD Workbench already covered in the Surface Design Course.
Creating Points in 3D
Creating Lines in 3D
Creating Planes in 3D
Creating Curves in 3D
Student Notes:
Review of Surfaces covered in the Surface Design course

You can review the tools from the Generative Shape Design workbench already covered in
the Surface Design Course.
Creating a Surface from a profile
Creating an Extruded Surface
Creating a Surface of Revolution
Creating a Sphere
Creating a Surface from Boundaries
Creating a Fill Surface
Creating a Surface from another Surface
Creating an Offset Surface
Creating a Lofted Surface (Multi-sections surface)
Student Notes:
Review of Operations covered in the Surface Design

course
You can review the tools from the Generative Shape Design workbench already covered in the
Surface Design Course.
Restoring Surfaces
Disassembling Surfaces
Splitting Elements
Trimming Elements
Transforming Elements
-Translating an Element
-Rotating an Element
-Applying a Symmetry to an Element
-Scaling an Element
-Creating an Affinity
-Performing an Axis-to-Axis transformation
Extrapolating Elements
Creating Near Elements
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
Surface Design Workbench Terminology

Part is a combination of Part Body
and Geometrical Sets.
PartBody basically contains the
features used to create a solid. It can
contain surfacic and wireframe
elements also.
If you create Reference Elements ; points,

planes, lines in Part Design Workbench ,
you have the option of directly containing
them in Part body / Body , or you can insert
a Geometric set and place these elements.
Geometrical Sets contain the

features used to create surface and
wireframe elements.
Ordered Geometric Sets(OGS)
contain surface and wireframe . The
elements in this body are created in
a linear manner. OGS can also
contain Body . Body allows
creation of Part Design Solids within
an OGS.
Body can be inserted in OGS

to contain Part Design Solids.
When you enter the Generative Shape Design workbench

Part Body is the default body available. Geometric Set,
Ordered Geometric Set can be inserted manually.

Student Notes:
Generative Shape Design Workbench

1
From the MENUBAR

Start/Shape/Generative Shape
Design
By clicking on the current Workbench

icon (top right) to access the Favourite
Workbenches window.

Student Notes:
Generative Shape Design Workbench User Interface
Workbench
Icon
Specification
Tree
Sketcher
access...
Shape
Design
tools...
Containers of
type Geometric
Set , Ordered
Geometric Set
and Body
Standard
tools
This area shows

current status
Command Bar
Generative Shape Design Workbench User Interface (1/2)
Student Notes:
Generative Shape Design Workbench User Interface (2/2)
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
General Surface Design Process

1
Generate the Wireframe
structure (Sketched or nonsketched geometry)
3
4
Apply Dress-up
features
5
Optional :
Transform the
surfaced shape
into a solid.
Perform Operations
on the surfaces.
2
Create surfaces over
the major portions of
the part.
You will see the different tools to manage features and Geometrical sets.
Student Notes:
MD2/GSD Management Features versus HD2/GSD Management

Features
HD2
MD2
Functionalities
specific
to
HD2/GSD.
the
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
Using the Historical Graph (1/2)

The Historical Graph allows you to display the hierarchical links between the different
features of a part.
Select the feature from which

you want to know the hierarchy.
Select the Historical Graph icon.
Select the Surface Presentation to

display the surfacic hierarchical
elements.

Student Notes:
Using the Historical Graph (2/2)

To add a Graph
To remove the Graph
Reframe the Graph
4b
4a
Select the
Parameter Filter
button.
Click on plus to expand

the tree.
You can Edit and

modify a Parameter
directly by double
click on it
Double click a feature to edit

and modify it.
Why Geometrical Set Management Tools?

In V5, during the creation and trimming of surfaces, the history of parent surfaces is kept in its
entirety in order to allow for automatic update of downstream geometry following a
modification of any parent surface. Due to this fact, the specification tree can get large and
often confusing. The tools listed below help manage this tree.
New Geometrical Set : Creates a new Geometrical Set branch in the specification tree with the
option of putting nodes from existing Geometrical Sets into it. (Allows for multiple groups
containing related elements)
Duplicating a Geometrical Set : One of the modes of this tool duplicates the Geometrical Set in
its entirety. This allows the user to edit nodes in the copied Geometrical Set without affecting
the original Geometrical Set.
Changing the Father node of a Geometrical Set : Allows the user to change the position of a
Geometrical Set in the specification tree.
Group : Hides all the nodes of a Geometrical Set except for specific nodes the user chooses to
see.
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
Why Do You Need Ordered Geometrical Sets ?

Ordered Geometrical Sets are containers like Geometrical Sets but they have additional
behaviours and allow feature creation using Linear Methodology.
Ordered Geometrical Sets allow the user to visualize
the model progressing after each feature operation.
User can Define in work Object to any of the feature
in Ordered Geometrical Set to study the model up to
that stage.
Ordered Geometrical Set

Icon
Geometrical Set Icon
In an Ordered Geometrical set, intermediary steps are

not shown in 3D Display. This results in better
visualization management.
By Reordering elements in Ordered Geometrical Sets,
you can achieve different results based on Linearity.
In ordered Geometrical sets Graphical properties are
Extrude.1 is consumed
inherited from parent elements.
and not displayed
In example above Split.1 will inherit

properties of Extrude.1.

Student Notes:
Creating a New Geometrical Set

1
Insert/Geometrical Set from the Menubar.
Specify the node under which

the new Geometrical Set will be
inserted.
Click on OK to confirm. The new

Geometrical Set is added to the
specification tree.
If Geometrical Set.1 was selected as

the Father, the new Geometrical Set will
be created under this node.

Student Notes:
Duplicating a Geometrical Set (1/2)

1
Select the Duplicate Geometrical Set icon

in the Replication toolbar
Select the
Geometrical
Set to be
duplicated
Select the corresponding generating

features as shown below
Click on the green

arrow to reverse the
extrude direction
Click on Use identical name to just

create an identical second instance of the
selected Geometrical Set.
Duplicating a Geometrical Set (2/2)

Click on OK to confirm the duplication
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
Changing the Father Node of a Geometrical Set

1
Activate Change Geometrical set in the

Contextual Menu for the Geometrical Set (or
the feature) you would like to move.
Select the destination node (new Father node) for

your Geometrical Set (or your feature)
Click on OK to confirm.
The Geometrical Set moved

to its new location.

Student Notes:
Scanning a Geometrical Set

In an Geometrical set, you can take advantage of the elements creation order to study
the parts history:
In our example, the part looks like this :

The exit icon makes
the selected feature
the in work object
Lets have a look at the

design order using Scan
or define in work object:
In work object
Displayed part
This Scan window appears:
You may use it to scan

the geometry in the
specification tree.
As you click the scanning icons,

the in work object changes and
so does the displayed part.
Geometrical Sets Recommendations
You will learn about specific methods and recommendations concerning

Managing Features and Geometrical Sets.
Student Notes:
Using Geometrical Sets to organize Geometry (1/4)

Geometrical Sets can be used to not only organize the geometry in a part, but
can also be used to manage the visualization of those geometric features. Here
is how that works:
Create a Geometrical Set structure. Consider this step similar to creating a

folder structure. Make sure you rename the Geometrical Set in a
meaningful way.
Student Notes:
Move features into the appropriate Geometrical Set.
Student Notes:
Use groups to reduce the volume of features shown for any Geometrical Set.
Student Notes:
HIDE/SHOW various combinations of Geometrical Sets to visualize different

areas of the design.
Student Notes:
Ordered or Standard Geometrical Set (1/2)

GS and OGS are independent entities having different capabilities. Designer has an
option to choose GS or OGS based on the design requirement.
Here are some facts about GS and OGS listed in the following table:
Geometrical set
Ordered Geometrical set
01
Elements in this set can be shuffled

irrespective of their sequence of creation
Elements in this set maintain the linearity with respect

to their order of creation
02
Consists of only wireframes and surfaces
Consists of wireframes, surfaces and solid bodies
03
The parent element in this set is not absorbed

after any operation. Hence an element can be
used & re-used at different levels
The parent in this set is absorbed after performing an

operation
04
Features in this set cannot be set as in work

object where as the body can be set as in
work object
Any feature in this set can be set as in work object

and the features located after it are neither accessible
nor visible
SL.No
Student Notes:
Ordered or Standard Geometrical Set (2/2)

SL.No
Geometrical set
Ordered Geometrical set
05
Maintains better flexibility
Maintains better linearity in design flow understanding
06
Geometrical sets cannot be switched to

Ordered geometrical sets
Ordered Geometrical sets can be switched to

Geometrical sets
07
Two or more Geometrical sets can be grouped

to form a Grouped Geometrical Set
These cannot be grouped
08
As it consists only wireframe elements &

surfaces it is not compatible for Boolean
operations with solid bodies
This supports the volumes & can hold volume features

this makes OGS compatible with boolean operations
with Solid bodies
This set can be recommended for use when

working with non-hybrid environments and also
when linearity is not a criteria
This set can be recommended for use when working

with hybrid environments where a model is a combined
result of GSD & Part Design. (Also GSO sometimes).
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
Hybrid or Non-Hybrid Bodies

SL.No
Hybrid
Non-Hybrid
01
Hybrid Body is recommended, when a designer

requires a combination of solid and surface
based modeling under a single body.
Non-Hybrid body is recommended when designer

opts for a method of modeling the solid features &
surface features independently in separate bodies.
02
This is used to maintains the linearity in

sequence of feature creation.
In this the sequence of creation is divided in

different bodies based on surfacic OR solid
features.
Hybrid bodies are recommended when the

modeling requires surfacic parents or volumes
Non Hybrid bodies are recommended when the model

can be built using only solids OR only surfaces.
Managing Features
Recap Exercise
15 min
Create the necessary Geometric Sets

Relocate features into the appropriate
Geometric Set
Hide/Show combinations of Geometric
Sets
Student Notes:
Do It Yourself (1/2)
Part used:
CATGSD_F_Managing_Features_and_Geometrical_Sets_Recap_begin.CATPart
1. Create new Geometrical
Sets to form a logical feature
organizational structure.
2. Relocate features into

the appropriate Geometric
set. For clarity, you will be
relocating features
according to the name the
feature has been provided.
Student Notes:
3. Visualize only the FINAL PART.
4. Create a GROUP for the Wireframe Geometric Set.
End Part:CATGSD_F_Managing_Features_and_Geometrical_Sets_Recap_end.CATPart
Student Notes:
Shampoo Bottle
Recap Exercise: Surface Design Overview
40 min
In this exercise you will:

Create, analyse and modify the wireframes and surfaces using
advance tools of Generative Shape Design
Learn that, high quality surface can be achieved using advance

tools of Generative Shape Design
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
Design Intent: Shampoo Bottle (1/2)
A dipped handle for better hold and grip
Smooth surfaces
for better aesthetics
A surface with a better

Topology for problem free
machining of the dies
Blunt edges for safe handling
An optimized wireframe structure

helping easy modifications during
change in Shapes and Styling
Design Intent: Shampoo Bottle (2/2)
Build the Shampoo Bottle geometry using the shown specifications
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
Design Process: Shampoo Bottle (1/2)

1
Create Basic MultiSection Surface from
given Wireframe
2
Analyze the
Surface
5
Smoothen the MultiSection surface
specifying the
Deviation
4
Create the Multi-Section surface
using the modified wireframe
Create the Neck of

the bottle
7
Create a Bitangent fillet at the
bottom without specifying Hold
curve and complete the model
3
Modify the
wireframe

Student Notes:
Design Process: Shampoo Bottle (2/2)

8
Analyze the surface for
broken fillet at the
bottom
10
Modify the Bitangent
Fillet using Hold
curve and spine
11
Create the
Bottle Handle
9
Create a Hold curve using
intersection and
spine using
curve Smooth

Student Notes:
Do it Yourself (1/11)
Part Used: CATGSD_F_Shampoo Bottle_Start.CatPart
Create Basic surfaces using the given wireframe. This surface will then be
analyzed for quality
Create a Multi-Section surface from the given sections and guide curves
Closing point 3
Guide 6
Section 3
Closing point 2
Section 2
Guide 4
Guide 3
Guide 1
Guide 2
Guide 5
Closing point 1
Section 1

Student Notes:
Analyze the surface quality visually
Apply the material specifications to the surfacesDS Light Blue
You will find the distortion on the surface formed
by three edges, at the converging point
Change the View to Shading with Edges mode.
You will Create the Isoparametric curves to see
the segmentation of the surface
Invoke the Isoparametric curves function

Insert > Wireframe > Isoparametric curves
Select a point on the surface(support) where
you would require the curve. Swap U V if
required contextually, and confirm OK to
create the curve
You will observe that the Isoparametric curves intersect
Similarly extract the few more Isoparametric each other at the same converging point. This signifies
that the surface is NOT of good quality.
curves.

Student Notes:
To improve the surface quality you will improve the quality of wireframe.
Modify the wireframe to achieve a good quality surface

Point.4
Deactivate all the Isoparametric curves before modifications
Create Four points using Point on Curve
Circle.1
Name
Curve
Ref Point
Length
Point 2
Circle 1
Near 3
3 mm
Point 3
Circle 1
Near 3
3 mm
Point 4
Circle 1
Near 4
3 mm
Point 5
Circle 1
Near 4
3 mm
Point.3
Point.5
Point.2
Once you finish the modification of wireframe.

You can activate the Isoparametric curves to
visualize the changes.Deactivate or delete
these curves after your study.
Wireframe with guide curves
converging at same point.
Wireframe modified to achieve

a good quality surface.

Student Notes:
Modify Guide curves using the new points to overcome
the problem of point converged surface
Replace the end points(Near.3 and Near.4)
of Splines 1,2,3 and 4 by new points created
Smooth Edge
Multi-section surface gets updated according to the

modified wireframe. A smooth edge is created on the
surface forming two faces which would affect the
aesthetics of the bottle.
Specify deviation value in smooth parameter

box to achieve smooth surface
Edit Multi-section surface and select the
Deviation checkbox in smooth parameters
Specify the value as 0.001mm (default value)
and click OK
With the smoothing parameters the two faces are converted into a
single face. This is achieved by specifying the Deviation parameter.

Student Notes:
Create the top portion of the bottle
Create Circle.4 of type Center and Radius
Center: Point.1, Support: Plane. 2
Radius: 12mm
Plane.2
Create fill.1 by filling Circle.1

Extrude Circle.4 to create neck portion of the bottle (Extrude.1)
Direction : XY Plane
Limit 1 : Up to plane.1
Circle.1
Extrude.1
Circle.4
Fill.1

Student Notes:
Create a fillet at the bottom of the bottle
Sketch a Rectangular Profile into Sketch.3 on XY Plane.
Profile :100X150mm
Create fill.2 by filling Sketch.3
Extrapolate Multi-Section Surface.1 up to 20mm using
Curvature Continuity and Tangent continuity as
Propagation .
Extrapol.1
Sketch.3
Fill .2
Orientation of
Sketch.3

Student Notes:
Create Intersection.9 between Sketch.1
and ZX Plane.creating the points Near.7
and Near.8 from Intersection.9.
(Use Plane.7 and Plane.8 as reference)
Create Bitangent Fillet between Fill.2 and
Extrapol.1, specify sketch.1 as a Spine.
Use Implicit Law to define the radius.
R4
R12
Near.7
Near.1
Implicit Law
Near.2
Near.8
Sketch.1
Law Parameters as specified
Clear the default selection in the box if any. Select all 4 points manually as specified.

Student Notes:
Observe that fillet.1 has a broken faces at few of areas.To overcome this, you will
have to use the advance options of Bitangent fillet to achieve a good quality surface.
Create a smoother Spine
Create Intersection.10 between Extrapol.1and XY Plane
Split the Intersection.10 by YZ Plane
Smooth the resultant curve(Split.1) using Curve Smooth
Symmetry Curve Smooth.1 about YZ plane
Join Curve Smooth.1 and Symmetry.1 to form Join.1
Broken faces
Extrapol.1
Join.1
Intresection.10

Student Notes:
Create a Hold Curve
Create a Spline on YZ plane passing through co-ordinates
H= 65, V =16
H= 0, V = 4
H= -65 , V =16
Keeping origin as reference point.
Using Spline as input curve, create an Extrude(Extrude.2) of
length 40mm each side
Create an Intersection.11 between Extrude.2 and Extrapol.1
Spline
Hold Curve
YZ plane
Extrude.2
Modify the Bitangent Fillet.1

Replace the spine by Join.1 and select Intersection.11 as a Hold Curve
Intersection.11(Hold Curve)
Observe the modified fillet surface getting improved after using
advance options
Join.1(Spine)

Student Notes:
Create the Handle portion of the bottle
Create a plane.11 at distance of 210mm from XY Plane
This arc will coincided with Intersection.8
using offset Plane function
and Intersection.13
Create an intersection.12 and Intersection.13

First Element
: Plane.11
Second Element : Circle.2 + Circle.3
Plane.11
Create two Arcs of Radius 70 mm in Sketch.4 on YZ

plane. Create a sketch output for one of the arcs
Create Sketch
Output of this Arc
Create Extrude.3 and Extrude.4 surface using sketch.4

along YZ direction with the length 30mm both sides.
This arc will coincided with Intersection.7

and Intersection.12

Student Notes:
Create the Fillets(Blunt Edges) at Handle and neck area of the bottle
Create a BiTangent fillet of radius 3 mm between:
First Element
Second Element
Extrude.3
Fillet.1
Extrude.4
Fillet.2
Fillet.3
Fill.1
Extrude.4
Extrude.3
Fillet.1
Create a Trim.1 between Fillet.4 and Extrude.1 to achieve

hole neck opening
End Part: CATGSD_F_Shampoo_Bottle_End.CATPart
This exercise will demonstrate that surfaces of high quality can be achieved using advance tools of
Trim.1
Creating Advanced Wireframe Features

This lesson will cover the following advanced wireframe geometry topics:
About this Lesson

Recap Exercise: Advanced Wireframe Geometry
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
About this Lesson

In this lesson you will learn and practice the advanced wireframe tools of Generative
Shape design workbench .You will also perform an exercise at the end of the lesson in
which you will practice these tools.
You will learn the following tools in this lesson:
Extremum points
Curve Connects
Along with this you will also learn a few Recommendations and Tips to
achieve better quality wireframes.
Curve Connect
Extremum

Student Notes:

The Generative Shape Design workbench while in MD2 and HD2 configurations have many
common functionalities. Within HD2 you will discover new functionalities that are not in MD2 and
also advanced capabilities in some functions that exist in both workbenches.
MD2
HD2
Functionality common but

with more capabilities
within HD2.
Functionalities specific to
the Generative Shape
Design workbench in HD2
You will learn what an Extremum is and how to create it.
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
Why Create an Extremum?

In order to help CATIA find the maximum or minimum point of a curve or surface along any
direction chosen by the user.
The element might be a sketch, a 3D curve or line, a surface or a solid face.
Z
Maximum Extremum on a solid

face along the Z Axis
Maximum Extremum on a Curve

along the Z Axis
Minimum Extremum on a
Surface along the X Axis
You will learn how to create a connect curve within the Generative Shape
Design workbench.
Student Notes:
Review of Connect Curve from Surface Design Course

Recall that in the Surface Design course, you created a Connect Curve that connects two points
on two curves allowing you to control the continuity and shape as shown using type: Normal.
Connect Curves created
with the Normal option.
Curve 1.
Curve 2.
Curve 1 connect curve
created with Continuity
set to curvature.
Curve 3.
Curve endpoints can be

used as well as points
along each curve.

created with continuity
set to tangency.

created with continuity
set to point.
Curves to connect.
Student Notes:
What is a connect curve created with Base Curve?

In the Generative Shape Design workbench (under HD2 configuration), you can create a Connect
Curve that connects two points or two curves by keeping nearly the same shape as a reference
curve: the Base Curve.
Connect Curves created
with the Base Curve
option.
Curve 1.
Curve 3.
Curve 2.
created with the
CurveA base curve.
created with the
CurveB base curve.

created with the
CurveC base curve.
CurveA.
CurveC
Set of Base Curves.
CurveB
Curves to connect.
Student Notes:
Advanced Wireframe Geometry

Recap Exercise
15 min
In this exercise you will work on the wireframe mesh.

You will be creating a fine wireframe from a given set of
curves using connect curves.
You will also create a extremums on these curves and

use them to determine the maximum distance of the
door from the absolute axis system.
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
Part used: CATGSD_F_Connect_Curve_Start.CATPart
Identify the broken curves in the given curve mesh and create a connecting
curve using connect curve.
Broken areas on the curves
Select the parameters as shown in the image.
With Curvature continuity
Tension: 1
Join each of the connect curve created with its
parent curves to achieve single curve.
First Curve
First Point
Second Point
Second Curve

Student Notes:
Create an Extremum on the curves in ZX direction.

Distance between ZX plane and
Check the Min box.
Extremum points
Select the input parameters as
shown in the panel.
ZX plane
Repeat this for all the curves
You can determine the maximum distance of the

door from absolute axis by measuring highest
extremum point.
End Part: CATGSD_F_Connect_Curve_End.CATPart
Extremums on the curve

This lesson will cover the following Wireframe Analysis and Repair topics:
About this Lesson

Why do you need to Analyze Wireframe Geometry?
Curve Connect Checker
Smoothing Curves
Wireframe Analysis -Recommendations
Recap Exercise: Wireframe Analysis and Repair
Student Notes:
About this Lesson

In this lesson you will learn and practice the advanced wireframe analysis tools of
Generative Shape Design workbench .You will also perform an exercise at the end
of the lesson in which you will practice these tools.
Along with understanding what is wireframe analysis, you will also see the
recommendations for performing the wireframe.
In this Lesson you will learn tools like,
Connect Checker
Smoothing Curves
Student Notes:
Why do You need to Analyze Wireframe Geometry?

When a surface is created from wireframe, many of the surfaces characteristics are
derived from the wireframes characteristics.
If a curve has an inflection, the surface will have an inflection.
If a curve has a tangency discontinuity, the surface will have a tangency discontinuity.
If a curve has a curvature discontinuity, the surface will have a curvature discontinuity.
If a curve has a geometric flaw, the surface will have a geometric flaw.
You probably get the idea..
Surface with tangent
discontinuity
Curve with tangent

discontinuity
Many times the issue with the curve cannot be seen by the naked eye. Therefore, the
tools covered in this lesson are very important in assuring a high quality surfaced part.
Student Notes:
Connect Checker
You will learn how to use the Connect Checker tool to analyze the curvature
discontinuities on curves.
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
Why the Connect Checker ?

For wireframe based surface modeling, it is necessary to use curves that are continuous
in tangency and in curvature. The connect checker allows you to detect the point,
tangency or curvature discontinuities in order to smooth the non-continuous curves :
G0 (mm)
G1 (deg)
G2 (%)
G3 (deg)
Overlap Defect.
This curve is discontinuous in

tangency.
Building a circle sweep on it, you

get a surface that is not
continuous in tangency.

Student Notes:
How to use the Connect Checker ? (1/2)

This tool allows you to detect the G0, G1, G2 and G3 discontinuities on curves.
Select the Connect Checker icon

and the curve to analyse.
G0 analysis
The G0 discontinuities are displayed on the analyzed

curve.
G1 analysis

curve.
Select the Analysis Type

you want to process.
G2 analysis

curve.
G3 analysis
The G3 discontinuities are not displayed on the

analyzed curve.
How to use the Connect Checker ? (2/2)

3
Select the Quick tab.
This option allows the user to give thresholds

below which the discontinuity is not detected.
Display of the maximum discontinuity

values on the curve.
Click OK to confirm. The Connect Checker

Analysis is added to the specification tree :
Student Notes:
Smoothing Curves
You will learn how to smooth curves.
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
Why Smoothing Curves?

Sometimes when you want to create a sweep for instance, CATIA warns you that the
profile curve is not continuous in tangency and that it could not build the geometry as
you wish. The Smoothing Curve function allows you to clean these curves from
distance,Curvature and tangency discontinuity.
We want to create a
Line-type sweep
from this curve
using the plane as
reference surface.
We need to smooth the curve

before generating the sweep
as sweep operation is giving
an error as shown above.
We can see the

discontinuity
points and their
values to correct
the curve.
Using the smoothed

curve, we can create
the swept surface.
Wireframe Analysis Recommendations
You will learn about specific methods and recommendations concerning the
use of wireframe analysis and repair.
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
Cautions for using Curve Smooth

Curve Smooth repair internal curve flaws such as:
- Tangent discontinuities
- Curvature discontinuities
by selecting the curve you want to repair.
However, you should always use Porcupine

Curvature Analysis after performing the
operation as the resultant curve may not be as
smooth as you would wish.
This is especially true when the Maximum

deviation value is small. As a general rule, the
larger the flaw, the larger the Maximum
deviation value.
Original curve
After
smoothing

Recap Exercise
10 min
Perform a Connect Checker

Analysis
Repair the curve using Curve

Smooth
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself
Part used: CATGSD_F_Wireframe_Analysis_Recap.CATPart
Perform a Connect Checker analysis.
Validate the discontinuity

for all the curves
Repair the curve using Curve Smooth.
Rectify the discontinuity Using

correct threshold value obtained
from Curve checker analysis
Creating Advanced Swept Surfaces

This lesson will cover the following Advanced Swept Surface topics:
About this Lesson

Inputs for Sweep
Creating a Swept Surface
Recap Exercise: Knob
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
About this Lesson

In this lesson you will be learning how to create different types of Swept Surfaces
(Line,Circle,Conic surfaces) and Adaptive Swept surfaces.
You will be creating a Parts Knob and Housing at the end of this lesson.
Along with knowing how to create different type of Swept surfaces, you will learn
about the inputs required to create these surfaces such as,
Inputs for Swept
Surface
Spine
Laws
Line type Sweep
Knob
Adaptive Swept Surface
Inputs forAdaptive
Swept Surface
Adaptive Swept
Surface
Circle type Sweep

Student Notes:

A swept surface is one that is created by sweeping a particular type of profile through
space to form a surface. Each swept surface will follow along one or more guide curves.
There are five types of swept surfaces:
Line
Circle
Conic
Explicit
For Line, Circle, and Conic sweeps, CATIA will generate the profile for you.
Adaptive
Show Me...
Scenario: Create an Explicit Sweep.
Let us show you through a simple scenario the general process to create an Explicit Sweep.
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
Inputs for Sweep

You will learn about the Inputs used when creating Swept Surfaces
Law
Spine
Laws
You will learn how to create laws and use them to Generatate Shape Design
Elements, such as Swept surface, fillets.
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
What are Laws?

Parametric surfaces created require certain input parameters to define them.
Example of input parameters can be length or angle parameters. When you
input a numeric value, the parameter will remain constant throughout the
entire development of the surface. When you desire a particular input to vary,
you must use a LAW.
Types of Laws.
There are basically three types of Laws: Linear , S Type and Advanced
Linear Law
S Type Law
Advanced Law
Linear and S Type laws are defined by simple parameter input in a panel.
An Advanced Law requires you to define geometry in the part : a reference and a definition curve.

Student Notes:
What are Advanced Laws?

An advanced law is computed as the distance between points on the reference
line and their matching points onto the definition curve.
Definition Curve
d
The law define the variations of d along L.

L
The law is defined on the

common length between
both entities.
Reference Line
Where can Laws be used (1/2)

Laws can be used in situations where the curves or surfaces that are being
created vary according to a pattern / mathematical equation.
The curve shown here has been created using Law in
the Knowledgeware Law editor
Once this law is created, it can be used in GSD

commands.
Radius of the Shape Fillet shown here varies according to

the S law that can be defined while creating shape fillet.
Student Notes:
Where can Laws be used (2/2)
Laws can be used wherever you see a law button near an input field. As you
can see below, there are many places you can use a law.
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
Creating a Linear Law

A Linear law is one where the parameter varies between two values in a
linear fashion. No geometry is created.
Select the Law button

next to the desired
parameter.
2
Select Linear in the
law panel.
Key in the start and

end parameters.
Select Close.
The parameter field is

dimmed, indicating that
a law is used for that
parameter.
Click on OK to create
the surface using the
law.

Student Notes:
Creating an S Type Law

An S Type law is one where the parameter varies between two values in an sshaped fashion. No geometry is created.
Select the Law button

next to the desired
parameter.
2
Select S type in the
law panel.
3
Key in the start and
end parameters.
4
Select Close.
The parameter field is

dimmed, indicating that
a law is used for that
parameter.
Click on OK to create
the surface using the
law.

Student Notes:
Creating an Advanced Law

Create an evolution function from existing geometry.
1
2
For an Advanced Law, the first thing you must do is

create two pieces of geometry in two sketches
somewhere in the part. These represent the Reference
and Definition curves.
Select the Law Icon.

Select the line you want as reference line.
Reference
Select the line or curve you want as definition

curve for the evolution law.
Definition curve
Fix a X value or use the

manipulators to see the
corresponding Y value
When the reference line and definition curve do not

present the same length, only the common area is
used to compute the law.
Click on OK to confirm. The law is added

to the Specification Tree.

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself
CATGSD_Laws_DoIt_UseLaw.CATPart.CATPart
Use S type Law in length while creating a
Sweep.
Create Sweep of type Two limits.(Use
the curves).
Use Law , of S type and Linear
type(Values : 0 , 50)
Use Advanced Law inside Law tab and Use
the Law.1 available in the part attached.
Input curves
Surface following the

Law.
Output Sweep
Creating a Spine
You will learn what a Spine is and how to create it.
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
What is a Spine ?
If you want to fix an orientation for your surface sections you will have to define a
Spine.The surface sections created are perpendicular to the spine defined.For the
Swept and Lofted surface, there is a default spine (the guide or a computation
from the guides)
The swept sections may be oriented by another
Spine (not the default one). For instance you
want
to get the swept sections perpendicular
Guide
Curve
to the green spine:
Spine
Profile
Swept
sections
perpendicular
to
guide curve
are
the
Swept
sections
are
perpendicular to the Spine.
In this Swept surface, the Spine is, by

default, the guide curve. Each section of
the swept surface is perpendicular to this
Guide Curve
The Spine icon will allow you to create a curve that will be used later as a spine
There are two ways to build a spine :
Curve normal to a list of ordered planes

or planar curves
Spine curve computed

several guide curves
from

Student Notes:
What types of Surfaces use Spines ?

Spines are used to create the following types of surfaces:
Line Sweep
Explicit Sweep
Circle Sweep
Conic Sweep
Multi-sections
surface

Student Notes:
Default Spines
It is not necessary to explicitly specify a Spine for all of the types of surfaces
that require a spine.
For Swept surfaces, the first

guide curve chosen will be
the Spine if nothing else is
specified in the Spine field.
For Multi-sections surface,

if a Spine is not specified, it
will be computed for you.
First guide
curve chosen

Student Notes:
Creating a Spine from Planes and Planar Curves

1
Successively select planes or

planar profiles.
Select the Spine Icon.
You can also select a start point.

The point is projected onto the first plane
as the spine starting point.
3
Use these three buttons to replace,
delete or add a plane or a profile.
Click OK to confirm. The

Spine is added to the
specification tree.

Student Notes:
Creating a Spine from Guide Curves

1
2
Select the Spine Icon.

Click in the field Guide
Select the Guide Curves
Click OK to confirm. The Spine is added to

the specification tree.
Use these three buttons to

replace, delete or add a plane
or a profile.
Sweep using the default spine

(guide curve 1)
Sweep using
created spine
the
user

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself
Part used: CATGSD_SpineDoIt_UseSpine.CATPart
Modify the given Sweep and Multi-section surface
by using a new spine.
Create the spine with the three planes
provided.
Modify the Sweep using the new created spine
Sweep with default spine
Sweep with new spine
Modify the Multi-section surface with the new

created spine.

Student Notes:
Creating a Swept Surfaces

You will learn about creating different types of swept surfaces
Line Sweep
Circle Sweep
Conic Sweep
Creating Line Type Swept Surfaces
You will learn how to create swept surfaces using Linear Profiles
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
What is a Line Sweep?

A particular surface which is created by sweeping a generated line segment along one
or two guide curves
Depending upon the subtypes, you will

have to specify the guide curve(s),
reference surfaces, the orientation,
and the size.
Guiding Curve
Line segment
generated by
CATIA
Reference Plane

Student Notes:
Creating a Line-type Swept Surface : Two Limits

1
Line type :
Subtype : Two limits
2 Click on the Line icon, then select the Two limits subtype and the two guide curves.
You can select the

second guide curve
as middle curve
instead of entering
length values (same
as Limit and middle
subtype)
If no spine is selected the first

guide curve is used as spine.
Guide curve 1
Length 1
Length 2
Guide curve 2
Confirm surface creation

Student Notes:
Creating a Line-type Swept Surface : Reference Surface

Line type :
1
2
Subtype : With reference surface
Click on the Line icon, then select the With reference surface subtype, the guide curve and the
reference surface. Key in an angle value and define the length of the surface.
If no spine is selected the first guide

curve is used as spine.
Angle between
the sweep and
the reference
surface.
Length 2
Length 1
Guide curve
1
Angle
Reference surface
Creating a Line-type Swept Surface : Tangency Surface

Line type :
1
2
Subtype : With tangency surface
Click on the Line icon, then select the With tangent surface subtype, the guide curve and the
tangency surface.
If no spine is selected the first guide curve

is used as spine.
Guide
curve 1
Tangency
surface
Student Notes:
Creating a Line Type Swept Surface : Draft Sweep (1/3)
Select the sweep with draft

direction as sweep type :
Select a guide curve and a draft direction :
Choose a draft computation mode :
Student Notes:

5
Select the way you want the draft angle to evolve :
You can specify different

draft angle values at any
point created on the guide
curve.
The draft angle value is

constant all the guide
curve long, unless a
Law is defined.
You can specify a different

draft angle value for each
segment of the guide curve
that is continuous in
tangency (G1 segments).
Student Notes:

6
Select a relimitation mode for each side of the swept surface :
Implicit 0 value :
The surface limitation is the guide curve.
Length :
Length starting from guide curve

extremum :
The surface length is calculated
from the guide curve extremum in
the draft direction.
Extremum on the guide
curve in the draft
direction
The surface limitation is defined by a

length between the guide curve and the
surface edge.
Length along Surface:
The length is used as an Euclidean parallel
curve distance to relimit the swept surface
.
Up to plane or surface :
The sweep is relimited by a surface or a plane.
Euclidean parallel curve
Student Notes:
Creating Circle Type Swept Surfaces
You will learn how to create swept surfaces using Circular Profiles
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
What is a Circle Sweep?

A particular surface which is created by sweeping a generated circular arc along
several guiding conditions.
Guide Curve
Guide Curve
Circular arc
generated by
CATIA
Creating a Circle-type Swept Surface : Two Guides and Radius

Subtype : Two guides and radius
Circle type :
Click on the Circle icon, then select the Two guides and radius subtype, the two guide curves and the
radius.
If no spine is selected the first

guide curve is used as spine.
Radius
In case of several solutions you can check them

all and then select one of them (Highlighted
color = active solution)
Student Notes:
Creating a Circle-type Swept Surface : Center and Radius

Circle type :
1
2
Subtype : Center and radius
Click on the Circle icon, then select the Center and radius subtype, a center curve and a radius.
If no spine is selected the center

curve is used as spine.
Student Notes:
Creating a Circle-type Swept Surface : One Guide and Tangency

Surface
1
Circle type :
Subtype : One Guide and Tangency Surface
Click on the Circle icon, then select the one guide and tangency surface as subtype. Select the
guide curve, the tangency surface, and key in a radius sufficient to link the guide curve and the
tangency surface.
In case of several solutions you can check them all and then select
one of them (orange color = active solution)
Student Notes:
Creating Conic Type Swept Surfaces
You will learn how to create swept surfaces using Conical Profiles
Student Notes:
Creating a Conic Type Swept Surface : Two Guide Curves

Conical type :
1
2
Subtype : Two Guide curves
Click on the Conic icon, then select Two guide curves

and their tangency supports.
Define an angle between the swept surface and the

tangency surface
Set the parameter value (ranges from 0 to 1) indicating

the sweep proximity to the spine.
Student Notes:
Creating a Conical-type Swept Surface : Five Guide Curves

1
Conical type :
Subtype : Five Guide curves
Click on the Conic icon, then select Five guide

curves.
Five Guide Curves
You can specify a Spine curve. The

default spine is always the first guide
curve.
Student Notes:
Knob
Recap Exercise: Swept Surface
40 min
In this exercise you will:

Build a Knob model using a given wireframe.
Use Line and Circle Swept Surfaces to generating the
Knob shapes.
Design a law and use it to define the shape of the fillets
Finally, apply dress up features and complete the model
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
Design Intent: Knob
A surface with a better

Topology for problem free
machining of the die
Optimum draft on outer surface

for easy ejection from the mold
Attractive Shape & Styling for better

aesthetics
Sufficient hold area for easy

rotation with less effort

Student Notes:
Design process: Knob

1
Design Basic
Surfaces
Create Laws
Design the Intermediate

Surfaces
4
Design the Final
Surfaces

Student Notes:
Part Used: CATGSD_F_Knob_Start.Catpart
Create the basic surface of the Knob using the given wireframe
Create the first swept surface using the Base sketch
Sweep type Line & Subtype with draft direction
Use Base sketch as Guide Curve 1
Draft direction XY Plane
Draft angle 4 deg and square wholly defined
Enter Length.2 as 25 mm
Create the second swept surface using
Spline.1 as a Guide curve.1 with the same
specifications as the first sweep.
Draft angle 10deg
Enter Length.2 equal to 15 mm.
Sweep.1 from
Base Sketch
Sweep.2 from
Spline

Student Notes:
Create a Blend.1 surface between Spline.1 and Line.1
Spline
Blend Surface
Line.1
Create an Extrude from Circle.1. This extrude will be used to create Sweep.3.
Extrude it by 20 mm normal to ZX Plane.
Extrude.1
Circle.1

Student Notes:
Create a Sweep.3. Use previously created extrude to create it.
Type: Circle. Sub type: Two guides and tangency surface
Limit curve with tangency: Circle.1
Tangency surface: Extrude.1
Limit curve: Circle.2
Extrude.1
Sweep.3
Sweep.1
Sweep.2
Circle.1
Circle. 2
Blend.1
Contents of the Basic Surfaces
Geometrical Set.

Student Notes:
Create a law to define the shape of the fillet.
To create a Law, you need to specify the Reference and Definition curves.
Make Geometrical set Laws Active
Sketch the Reference for the law in to Positioned Sketch.2 (Law.1Ref).
Sketch the Definition for the law in to Positioned Sketch.3 (Law.2 Def)
as shown in the picture. Use following Inputs for both Sketches:
Origin: Part Origin. Orientation: X axis, Reference:ZX plane.
Sketch for Reference
Sketch for Definition
This is a Reference Curve previously

created in sketch.2

Student Notes:
Access the law command to create the law.
This Law will then be used to define the shape of the fillet
Sketch for Definition
Sketch for Reference

Student Notes:
Create Intermediate surfaces which will be used as inputs to create final Knob
(Work in Object Intermediate surfaces)
Create a Bitangent Shape fillet between Blend.1 and Sweep.2
Sweep.2
Blend.1
Specify the
law you
created here

Student Notes:
Create a Symmetry.2 of this Fillet.1 about ZX Plane.
Create a Join.1 between Fillet.1 and Symmetry.2
Symmetry
of Fillet.1
Create a Symmetry(Symmetry.3) of Sweep.3 about ZX plane.

Create a Join.2 between Sweep.3 & and Symmetry.3
Symmetry.3
Sweep.3
ZX plane
Join.2
Join.1
Check connexity off

Student Notes:
Create the final Knob using the Basic surfaces and the Intermediate surfaces.
(Work in Object Final surfaces)
Trim Sweep.1 from Basic Surfaces with Join.2 from Intermediate Surfaces.
Join.2
Sweep.1
Remove this side
of Sweep.1
Remove this
side of Join.2

Student Notes:
Show Join.1.
Trim Join.1 with previously created Trim.1
Join.1
Remove this side of

Trim.1
Remove this side of
Join.1
Trim.1
Apply Variable radius fillet to the edge shown. The radius value at the ends is 3mm
and at the middle is 4mm.
Student Notes:
Apply Edge fillet of 1.5mm radius to the edge shown.
Apply Edge fillet to the two Edges.
End part: CATGSD_F_Knob_End.CATPart
Student Notes:
You will learn about Adaptive Swept Surface and how to create it.
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
What is an Adaptive Swept Surface.

This particular sweep uses a Sketch as Implicit profile along a Guiding Curve. The
guiding curve is used as the default spine.
Guiding Curve
The
Sketch
has
been
designed in context directly
from the dialog box and
represents a connex profile
Sketch
You
can
modify
the
constraints defined in the
original sketch independently
for each section.
By giving some points, you

will
define
automatically
intermediate sections on the
spine.
What are the differences with the other Swept Surfaces?

An Adaptive sweep is always defined from a sketch. This leads to build a surface
that inherits from the sketch constraints scheme on the whole surface. Besides
you can create on the fly intermediate sections along the guiding curve and
modify the constraints independently in each section.
In an adaptive sweep, the

surface inherits from the
sketch constraints.
In the Explicit sweep the

surface does not inherit from
the constraints defined in the
sketch.
What does that mean ?
If we analyse the connections

between the surfaces, there is
a few acceptable tangency
discontinuity areas.
If we analyse the connections

between the surfaces, there are
important tangency discontinuities.
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
Creating an Adaptive Swept Surface (1/2)

1
Select the Adaptive Sweep icon.

Select the Guide Curve and the Sketch to be swept.
Guiding Curve
Sketch
Select predefined points

or vertices on the guide
curve to add intermediate
sections.
Intermediate
sections

Student Notes:
Creating an Adaptive Swept Surface (2/2)

4
Under the Parameters tab, you can modify the constraints defined in the original
sketch for each section independently
Use this icon to

remove a section
75 mm radius
Click OK to confirm
the surface creation
22 mm radius
Housing
30 min
In this exercise you will Create a part (Housing) in which you

will be practicing Adaptive Swept surface.
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
Design process: Housing

1
Design Basic surfaces for
building main body of the
housing
3
4
Create flange surface and
split it from the main body
to form the trimmed flange
5
Create tubular
serrations on the
main body and fillet
the sharp edges
Extract the boundaries

of the main body and
create flange surfaces
2
Create the main body of the
housing using Adaptive
swept surface and extrude

Student Notes:
Part Used: CATGSD_F_Adaptive_Sweep_Start.CatPart
Create the basic surface of the Housing using the given wireframe
Create an Extrude.1 from Sketch.1 up to Plane .2
in the ZX direction
Sketch.3
Create an Extrude.2 from Sketch.2 up to distance 50mm

in the ZX direction
Create an Extrude.3 from Sketch.3 up to distance 50mm
in the ZX direction
Plane.2
Sketch.2
Sketch.1
Plane.3
Extract a Boundary.1 of Extrude.1/edge.1,Keep the propogation

Tangent Continuity.
Extrude.3
Plane.1
Sketch.3
Sketch.2
Extrude.2
Boundary.1

Student Notes:
Create an Adaptive swept surface(Adaptive sweep.1) as per the parameters shown:
Sketch.1
Sketch.2
Sketch creation Box
Point.3
Sketch.4
Modify the Deviation to 0.01mm
Extrude.2
1. Refer to the next slide for detail Sketch and Dimensions.

2. Point.3 is to be created at the extremity of Sketch.2 using
contextual menu.

Student Notes:
Create a Sketch.4 as shown below

Sketch.4
Sketch.1
Sketch.2
It is recommended that the sketch.4 used for

creating Adaptive swept surface is to be created
contextually by sketch creation box in Adaptive
swept panel
Hide the surfaces and Sketches for convenience while creating the profile in the Sketcher

Student Notes:
Create an Adaptive swept surface(Adaptive sweep.2) as per the parameters shown:
Boundary.1
Sketch creation Box

Sketch.5
Sketch.3
Point.4
Extrude.3
Modify the Deviation to 0.01mm
1. Refer to the next slide for detail Sketch and Dimensions.

2. Point.4 is to be created at the extremity of Sketch.3 using
contextual menu.

Student Notes:
Create a Sketch.5 as shown below
Sketch.5
Sketch.3
Boundary.1
It is recommended that the sketch.5 used for

creating Adaptive swept surface is to be created
contextually by sketch creation box in Adaptive
swept panel
Hide the surfaces and Sketches for convenience while creating the profile in the Sketcher

Student Notes:
Create a Join.1 between Extrude.1,Extrude.2, Extrude.3, Adaptive sweep.1 and
Adaptive sweep.2
Extrude.3
Extract Boundary.2 and Boundary.3 of join.1
Extrude.1
Boundary.2
Adaptive Sweep.1
Adaptive Sweep.2
Extrude.2
Boundary.3
Create a Line swept surface(Sweep.1) from the following parameters:

Sweep subtype:With Draft Direction, Guide Curve 1:Boundary.2
Direction:XY plane, Angle:90deg, Length 1= 6mm
Create a Line swept surface(Sweep.2) from the following parameters:
Sweep subtype:With Draft Direction, Guide Curve 1:Boundary.3
Direction:XY plane, Angle:90deg, Length 1: 6mm
Sweep.1
Sweep.2

Student Notes:
Create a Bi-tangent fillet (Fillet.1) between Sweep.2 and Join.1
Radius:R 2.0mm
Create a Bi-tangent fillet (Fillet.2) between Fillet.1 and Sweep.1
Radius:R 2.0mm
Create a Point.5 and Point.6 as shown:
Point.5: On Plane.3, H=0, V=0
Point.6: On Plane.1, H=0, V=0
Fillet.2
Create a Positioned Sketch.6 on YZ Plane,

Projection point:Point.5, orientation: Y axis

Projection point:Point.6, orientation: Y axis
Sketch.6
Sketch.7
Coincide Center of R2
Corner with VH origin
Fillet.1

Student Notes:
Create Extrude.4 and Extrude.5 from Sketch.6 and Sketch.7 respectively
Direction :YZ plane
Distance : 75mm on both side
Split(Split..1) fillet.2. Specify Extrude.4 and

Extrude.5 as cutting elements
Extrude.5
Extrude.4
Split.1
Create a Positioned Sketch.8 on ZX Plane,
Projection point:Part origin, orientation: Implicit
Create an Extrude.6 from sketch.8 in the ZX direction
Limit 1:80mm
Limit 2:425mm

Projection point:Part origin, orientation: Implicit
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
Create an Extrude.7 from sketch.9 in the YZ direction
Limit 1:120mm
Limit 2:120mm
Rectangular Pattern(Rectpattern.1) Extrude.7 as shown.
Create a Join.2 between Extrude.7 and Rectpattern.1(Check Connexity box off)
Trim (Trim.1) Join.2 and Split.1
Join.2
Trim.1
Trim (Trim.2) Trim.1 and Extrude.6
Apply edge fillet(Edgefillet.1)
of radius 5mm to Trim.2/Face.1
Apply edge fillet(Edgefillet.2)

of radius 3mm to Edgefillet.1/Face.2
End Part: CATGSD_F_Adaptive_Sweep_End.CatPart
Student Notes:
Creating Advanced Blending Surfaces

This lesson will cover the following Advanced Blend Surface topics:
About this Lesson

What is a Blend?
Types of Blends
Recap Exercise: Advanced Blending Surface
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
About this Lesson

In this lesson you learn and practice the Advance tools for Blending Surfaces.
Along with knowing how to create Blend surfaces, you will learn about the
functionalities that will be used to create the part namely:
Fillets using Hold Curve and Spine
Fillets using Law
At the end of this Lesson, you will create a surfacic part in which Blend
surface will be used to create the surfaces.
Wireframe Intersections
Blend Surface
Shape Fillet using Hold

curve and Spine
You will also learn a few Blend surface recommendations.
Blended Surface

Student Notes:
What is a Blend?
A blend is a surface that is created between two support surfaces that forms a
smooth transition between the two. At minimum, the connection a each
support is tangent. However, curvature continuity is also sometimes possible.
Support Surface
Tangent connection
Blend
Support Surface
Tangent connection

Student Notes:
Types of Blends.
There are several types of blends to choose from. Which one to choose is dependant
on the aesthetic and functional requirements of the part (see the Methods and
Recommendations section for more details). Several radius blends were covered in
the Surface Design course.
Blend Blends
Radius Blends
Radius
Shape Fillet
Edge Fillet
Variable Radius Fillet
Face-Face Fillet
Tritangent Fillet
Free Shape

You will see how to easily make variable radius fillets by following a curve lying
on one of the supports
Curve on support
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
Why create a Fillet with Hold Curve and Spine?

This tool is often useful when creating a complex variable transition blend. For instance, in
the example shown here, three fillet radius blend of all different sizes come together in the
corner of the part.
The rule of thumb here is to create a variable radius fillet blend between the largest radius
and the support surface common to the other two. A curve, tangent to the two upper blend
boundaries is created on the top support. Using this curve as the hold curve and spine, the
transition variable radius blend is automatically created. You also have the option of using
law to achieve this.
Common
support
Hold curve and

spine lying on
common support
Fillet
Largest radius
This is much more reliable than using a Fill surface for this example.

Student Notes:
Creating a fillet using Hold Curve and Spine

This tool allows you to create a variable radius fillet between two surfaces where the
radius is determined by a curve lying on one of those surfaces.
Hold curve
The size of the fillet is

determined by the relationship of
the curve to the intersection of
the two surfaces.
Hold curve
Spine
Select the two surfaces
Select the hold curve
Select the spine
You will now see the method of creating fillets using Law.
Student Notes:
Why do we need Law in Fillets ?

Creating a hold curve is sometimes difficult. By using law , you can define the
variation in the fillet radius separately in a knowledgeware law editor and use it at
the time of the fillet creation or you can define simple laws at the time of the fillet
creation itself.
What about this tool
You can define various types of laws

for the radius.
By selecting advanced law you

are able to use a predefined law.
When a spine is selected the end points of the spine are the default
re-limiters for the law. You can modify the position of the re-limiter.
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
Creating Fillet Using Law (1/2)

Shape fillet allows you to define a variable radius path for the fillet.
1
Select the two surfaces for

which you want to create a
shape fillet.
Surface one
Select the spine .
Surface two
Spine
Relimiter
Select the correct orientation

of the fillet.
Creating Fillet Using Law (2/2)

5
Select an appropriate Law for

the radius value of the fillet.
Change the relimiters of the

law.
The end points of the spine are
initially selected as re-limiters.
Law Re-limiter
7
The fillet will follow the law only
up to the law relimiter, after that
the radius remains constant.
Confirm OK
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
Do It Yourself
Part used: CATGSD_ShapeFilletWithLaw.CATPart
Create a Shape Fillet between the blue surface (First surface) and
the brown surface (second surface) by the following methods.
Using a Linear Radius Law
Law : Linear , Start Value = 3 mm

End Value = 2 mm , Select Pink Spine
Using Advanced Law
Extremities : Smooth
Law : Advanced , Select Law.1

Select Pink Spine
Extremities : Smooth
Use this Law
You will learn how to create a Blend Surface
Student Notes:
Creating a Blend Surface (1/7)
Select the two curves between which you will

create the blend surface and, if needed, the support
associated with each curve.
Student Notes:

Student Notes:

3
If you have selected one or more support surface(s) define the type of continuity (Tangency,
Curvature or Point) between each support surface and the blend surface.
You can use the combo to

define a different type of
continuity on each side of the
blend surface.
You can choose to trim the

support to expand the blend
surface up to the limits of
the support.
Tangency
continuity
Curvature
continuity
Point
continuity

Student Notes:

4
If you have selected one or more support surface(s) you can choose to make the borders of the
blend surface tangent to the borders of the supports.
For each border of the blend

surface you can choose the
extremity(ies) that will be
tangent to the corresponding
border of the support.
2nd border,
end
Second support
er
o rd
db
First
borde
r
on
Sec
1st border,
start
First support
First tangent border : None
Second tangent border : None
First tangent border : Both extremities

Second tangent border : Both extremities
First tangent border : Start extremity

Second tangent border : End extremity

Student Notes:
Select the Tension tab to define the tension at the limits of the blend surface.
You can keep the default tension or

define a constant, linear or S type
tension at each limit of the blend
surface.
Default
tension
Constant
tension of 2.5
S type
tension from
1 to 2.5
Linear tension
from 1 to 2.5

Student Notes:

6
In the case of a closed curve you can select the Closing Points tab and choose the closing point of
each curve.
You can define the orientation of the

blend surface by clicking on the
arrows located on the selected
closing points to invert them.
Closing points

Student Notes:

7a Select the Coupling tab to define the type of coupling :
- automatic with five options: Ratio, Tangency, Tangency then curvature, Vertices or Spine
According to the chosen options you will compute the blend

surface :
- using the total length of the sections (Ratio),
- between the tangency discontinuity points of the curves
(Tangency),
- between the tangency discontinuity points of the curves then
between the curvature discontinuity points of the curves
(Tangency then curvature)
- between the vertices of the curves (Vertices).
- between the spine of the curves (Spine).

Student Notes:

7b Select the Coupling tab to define the type of coupling :
- manual coupling with definition of the coupling curve(s)

You can define
several coupling
curves.
Automatic coupling
Coupling curves
Manual coupling
Click OK to confirm blend surface creation.
You will learn about specific methods and recommendations concerning

Advanced Blend Surfaces.
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
How to choose the type of blend to use?

The type of blend to choose is dependant on the functional and aesthetic
requirements of the part being designed.
Advantages
Disadvantages
Fillet
Simple to create
Cannot impose curvature continuity
Blend
Can impose curvature

continuity
Very complex shape; can create

unwanted features; must analyze
Blend Type
Advanced Blending Surface

Recap Exercise
15 min
Create the blend boundaries (upper and

lower)
Create the top blend using a Blend
Surface
Create the Shape fillet using Hold Curve

and Spine at the bottom
Student Notes:
Part used: CATGSD_F_Advanced_Sweep_Surface_Recap_begin.CATPart
Create the blend boundaries on the top and bottom of the part.
Create an Intersect.
Select the Pink and Green Surfaces.
Select OK. The Intersection curve is created.
Create an Intersect.
Select the Yellow and Blue Surfaces.
Select OK. The Intersection curve is created.
Create a Parallel Curve.

Select the Intersection curve created on the top of the part.
Specify the pink surface as the support.
Specify an offset of 10mm towards inside of the part.
Select OK. The curve is created.
Select the Intersection curve created on the bottom of the
part.
Specify the green surface as the support.
Specify an offset of 5mm downward.
Student Notes:
Select the Intersection curve created on the Bottom of the part.
Specify the Yellow surface as the support.
Specify an offset of 5mm towards upwards.
Create a Split.
Specify the pink surface as the Element to cut.
Specify the parallel curve lying on it as the Cutting element.
Make sure the proper side is retained.
Select OK.The surface is created.
Create a Split.
Specify the Green surface as the Element to cut.
Specify the parallel curve lying on it as the Cutting element.
Make sure the proper side is retained.
Select OK.The surface is created.
Student Notes:
Create a BLEND on the top of the part.
Specify the Curves and Supports as shown.
Specify Curvature continuity at each boundary.
Specify a Tension of a constant 1.0 at each boundary.
Select OK. The surface is created.
Create a Bi-Tangent Fillet with Hold Curve and Spine at the bottom of the part.
Extract the bottom Boundary of Yellow surface as shown.
Click on the Shape Fillet icon
Specify the parameters as shown.
Select OK. The surface is created.
End Part:CATGSD_F_Advanced_Blend_Surface_Recap_End.CATPart
Student Notes:
Surface Analysis
This lesson will cover the following Surface Analysis and Repair topics:
About this Lesson

Curvature Analysis
Surface Analysis -Recommendations
Recap Exercise: Surface Analysis
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
About this Lesson

In this lesson you will learn and practice the advance tools of Surface Analysis.
At the end of this Lesson, you will identify and analyze Inflection on surfaces and
also find the minimum inside radius on the part.
In this lesson you will learn a few functionalities of surface analysis such as,
Curvature Analysis
Measuring mean curvature on a surface
Measuring Minimum and Maximum Curvature
Checking the inflection area on the Surface
Inflection Analysis
on surface
Finding minimum inside

radius on the part
Simple visual inspection of a part will not always uncover surface flaws. Hence the surfaced
geometry should always be analyzed using above tools to achieve better quality surfaces.
You will also see a few Surface Analysis recommendations at the end of the lesson.
Curvature Analysis
You will learn how to use the Mapping Analysis tool to analyze surface
curvature
Student Notes:
Why use Curvature Analysis?

Curvature analysis of surfaces are generally used to help model high quality surfaces.
Abrupt changes of curvature on a surface (for example on a car exterior body) can be easily seen by
the naked eye and must be smoothed.
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
What is a Curvature Analysis? (1/2)

Curvature analysis of surfaces is used to help detect the imperfections on surfaces.
Abrupt changes of curvature on a surface can be easily seen by the naked eye and must
be smoothened. The curvature analysis measures the curvature on each point of a surface
according to the following method :
Curvature radius in one point (R): represents the local convexity of the
surface
The curvature in one point (C): C = 1 / R
is the inverse of the radius
If radius R greater
curvature C is smaller
If radius R smaller
curvature C is greater
Intersection
Plane / Surface
Radius (R)
Curvature (C)
Radius measure of the
surface intersection with a
cutting plane
Curvature measure
surface intersection
cutting plane
of the
with a

Student Notes:
What is a Curvature Analysis? (2/2)

If we rotate planes around the normal
vector on a point of the surface, we can
build the intersection of these planes with
the surface.
On these intersection curves we can

measure an infinite number of curvature
values for this point.
Here the direction for the

minimum and maximum
curvature are perpendicular
Normal
Point on surface
At each point we will have a maximum curvature value CM and a minimum curvature value
Cm.
The Mapping analysis tool allows you to measure these minimum and maximum values
(Minimum/Maximum analysis), the mean value (Gaussian analysis) and to see the inflection
areas.
Gaussian
CM.Cm
C=
Minimum
Maximum
Inflection area
Measuring the Mean Curvature on a Surface.

1
Select the customized view render style :
2
3
Select the surface where you want to examine the curvature:
Select Gaussian as analysis type :
Adjust the color range fields by right clicking on the

thresholds values.
Pass the mouse over the surfaces and read the

curvature values shown in order to get a general
idea of curvature variation on the part.
Student Notes:
Measuring the Minimum or Maximum Curvature on a Surface.

1
2
Select Minimum or Maximum as

analysis type :
Adjust the color range fields right clicking on the thresholds values and on the colours boxes.
Pass the mouse

over the surfaces
and read the
curvature values
shown in order to
get a general idea
of curvature
variation on the
part.
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
Checking a Surface Using the Limited Radius

Use the Limited Radius analysis to check if the surface can be offset or to check if a
tool (an end mill) with an end radius can mill the part.
2
Select Limited as analysis type :
Set the limited radius value :
In the green area,

the defined tool
could not mill the
part.
Pass the mouse

over the surfaces
and read the
curvature values
shown in order to
get a general idea
of curvature
variation on the
part.
Checking the Inflection Areas on Surfaces.

Using the Inflection Area analysis type you can see where the curvature sign changes.
1
2
Select Inflection Area as analysis type :
In the blue areas, the

Gaussian curvature (mean) is
negative.
In the green area, the

Gaussian curvature (mean) is
positive.
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
Additional Information on Curvature Analysis

The Analysis is calculated on the mesh used to display the object, the precision of the analysis
depends on the display settings.
Fix the 3D Accuracy to the

minimum value to have a
better analysis rendering.
Surface Analysis Recommendations
You will be given specific methods and recommendations concerning Surface

Analysis and Repair.
Student Notes:
Tips on performing Surface Analysis
As a general rule of thumb, the following tools of GSD workbench are useful to obtain
an initial assessment of the surface quality of a part.
1.
Visual make sure you place a metallic material

on the part and shade in material mode. Also
reduce the Accuracy values in Tools + Options
+ General + Display + Performances.
2.
Surface Connect Checker verify internal

connections on the surface. Make sure they
conform to specifications.
3.
Inflection Area Analysis (under Surfacic

Curvature Analysis tool) look for color changes
that are not in areas where inflection changes are
expected.
4.
Draft Analysis make sure the part conforms to

all molding or forming criteria.
Student Notes:
Surface Analysis
Recap Exercise
15 min
Perform an Inflection Analysis
Find the minimum inside radius
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
Part used: CATGSD_F_Surface_Analysis_Recap.CATPart
Perform an Inflection Analysis on the part.

Click on the Surfacic Curvature Analysis icon.
Choose type Inflection area.
Select the seat surface.
Notice areas of green and blue color. You are looking

for is areas of infection that are out of place. On this surface,
all the color changes are reasonable
Delete the Inflection Analysis from the specification tree.
Find the minimum inside radius on the part.
Click on the Surfacic Curvature Analysis icon.
Choose type Limited.
Make sure the panels appear as shown.
Select the Whole top surface.
Notice areas of color indicating minimum radius. Notice the minimum

radius in the panel for this surface. This may be critical information for
Homologation or for manufacturing.
Student Notes:
Additional Surface Design Tools

You will learn the tools which are commonly used to design a surfacic model
and Molded Parts.

Student Notes:

You will learn about few surfacic tool which are used to improve
geometry stability.
Federating Elements
Blending Vertex when making fillets
Federating Elements
Blending Vertex when making fillets
Student Notes:
Federating Elements
You will learn how to federate elements while joining surfaces and extracting
faces
Student Notes:
Why Federate ? (1/2)

1- Surfaces are made of several faces.
Elements created from a surface are in fact created from its faces.
The pad has been created with the

option Up to surface, using the blue
surface.
A fillet has been added to the top edge
of this pad.
This edge depends on a face of the
blue surface.
2- A modification of the part geometry may lead to a change of the supporting face.
The sketch supporting the pad has

been modified so that the filleted edge
does not lie anymore on the same face
Student Notes:
Why Federate ? (2/2)

3- This change can lead to an update error because the elements created from these
faces are no longer recognized.
During the update of the part, an

update error occurred : the filleted
edge is not recognized :
4- Federating the faces of the surfaces, this kind of update error does not occur anymore.
To solve the problem, you just have to

federate the faces of the blue surface.
Then the part is updated without any
problem :
Student Notes:
Federating Elements while Joining Surfaces

Joining surfaces, you have the possibility to federate the faces of the resulting surface
Select one by one the elements to be joined together.
Expand the new Federation panel in the

join dialog box.
Select one face of the join surface and

choose a propagation type.
Click OK to create the federated joined

surface.
Student Notes:
Federating Elements while Extracting Faces

Extracting faces from a solid, you have the possibility to federate the faces of the resulting surface
Select one face of the solid.
Choose a propagation type.
Activate the federation switch.
Click OK to create the federated extracted

surface.
Student Notes:
Blending Vertex when Making Fillets
You will see how to easily make fillets on sharp edges that are incident to a
sharp vertex point
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
Why this Tool ?

When the initial geometry on which lies a sequence of fillets is modified, the sequence
of fillets may fail and the designer may have to have a new fillet sequence :
Edges to fillet
If the initial geometry is modified, the fillet sequence cannot be recalculated :
The Blend Vertex allows you to make fillets that are more stable during the modifications
Blending Vertex when making Fillets (1/2)

1
Select the edges on which you
want to make fillets :
Click on the More button to

expand the fillet dialog box :
Student Notes:
Blending Vertex when making Fillets (2/2)

4
Click on the Blend Corner button :

CATIA automatically detects the existence of
a sharp vertex point common to the edges
you selected :
Click on OK to confirm the fillet

creation :
Student Notes:
Do it Yourself
Student Notes:
Part used: FilletBlendVertex.CATPart
Create a 5 mm edge fillet on these 4 edges

using the new Blend Corner option :

Student Notes:

You will learn about a few surfacic tools which are used to analyze and improve
geometry quality.
Healing Surface
Healing Surfaces
Tolerant Modeling
Connect Checker
The Connect Checker
Tolerant Modeling
Tolerant Modeling
You will see the tolerant Modeling Concept.
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
Why Tolerant Modeling?

Sometimes the input wireframe and surfaces are not of desired quality. Using these
elements propagates the problem to child elements.
Tolerant Modeling aims at creating good results using imperfect inputs.
As seen in this example there is a gap

between the two curves. You will still
succeed in creating a fill surface using
the three curves , because of Tolerant
Modeling.(The gap should not be more
than 0.1mm).
Notice reduced
edges on the
surface.
Before Application of Tolerant

Modeling Parameters in
Multisection Surface there are
many edges.
After Application of Tolerant

Modeling Parameters the
edges is reduced.

Student Notes:
What About Tolerant Modeling

Some of the tolerant Modeling facilities are inbuilt and no UI is available.
There are settings in Tools > Options > Shape >Generative Shape Design >General
from where you can set some of the Tolerant Modeling parameters.
Affects Join and

Healing Operations.
Affects Parallel Curve,
Sweep, Multi-sections
surface, Blend, Split,
Trim, Fill, Extrapol .
Affects Project,
Parallel Curve.
Affects Project, Parallel Curve, Sweep,

Multi-sections surface, Curve Smooth .

Student Notes:
What is Tolerant Laydown?

Some features require wires that are laid down on their support shell. When those
supports are created within a tolerance (tolerant modeling), this tolerance has to be used
to lay down the wire on the support.
The wire does not

lie on the surface
and the distance
is 0.1 mm
If you try to create parallel curve on the surface, using

the curve shown in the figure, CATIA will give an error
as it is expected that the curve should lie on the
surface.
Tolerant laydown projects the wire on the

support within the tolerance.
Select this option to make tolerant laydown
work. The limit for Laydown is 0.1 mm
The support must thus be large enough for

the whole wire to be projected

Student Notes:
Tolerant Projection for Fill and Extrapolate

Tolerant Projection for Fill and Extrapolate lays down the input wire on the surface
within the 0.1mm limit specified for Tolerance Laydown and makes possible the
creation of Extrapolate and Fill which which otherwise would not have been
possible.
The surface shown here has been created by sweep operation using the curve as shown.
Tolerant smoothening parameters were used and thus the surface is smoothened but there is a
distance between the surface and the input curve.
Extrapolate not possible because Tolerant Laydown not specified.
Successfully
Extrapolated.
Connect Checker
You will learn how to use the Connect Checker tool to analyze the connection
between surfaces.
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
Why the Connect Checker?

For surface modeling, to ensure good transition from one surface to another, the Connect
Checker allows the user to examine :
G0 (mm)
G1 (deg)
G2 (%)
G3 (deg)
along an edge joining two surfaces.
G0 analysis
G1 analysis
G2 analysis
G3 analysis

Student Notes:
How to use the Connect Checker (1/2)

1
Select the Connect Checker Icon
Click Surface-Surface Connection type.
Multi-Select the two surfaces between which you

would like to check the connection. (In case no
connections is found between the selected surfaces
CATIA displays an information).
Choose the Analysis Type : G0, G1,G2 or
G3
Choose the type of Display you require.
Select the Quick tab to obtain

a simplified analysis taking into
account tolerances (G0,G1,G2 and G3.)
The number of selected

elements and the
number of detected
connections are
displayed.

Student Notes:
How to use the Connect Checker (2/2)

6
Adjust the color ranges taking account your

Minimum and Maximum values
Check the analysis result on the

geometry.
You can modify the thresholds values

and the corresponding colours by
right-clicking on it.
This way, you can adjust the colour
range fields.
Note the Minimum and

between the two surfaces.
Maximum
values
Click OK to confirm.The Connection Analysis is

added to the specification tree
Healing Surfaces
You will learn about the Healing operation
Student Notes:
Why Healing?
While Join is a topological integration of surfaces
into one logical surface, HEALING will
mathematically deform the shape of surfaces at
boundary areas so they smoothly blend into one
another.
When physical parts are manufactured from CAD

models, the machining is guided by the exact
representation of the individual surfaces. Hence,
Healing is important to ensure that each one of these
surfaces transitions smoothly between one another.
Student Notes:
Healing Surfaces (1/3)

1
Choose if you want to heal

the point discontinuities or
the tangency discontinuities.
Select directly the surfaces to heal.
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
Healing Surfaces (2/3) : Parameters

The objective of the parameters is to choose the discontinuities you want to heal or not :
Key in parameters :
Note : a Connect Checker analysis can help to choose
these parameters :
Healed
Not healed
Merging distance
Gap value
Not healed
Healed
Distance Objective
Healed
These parameters are thresholds that allows you to:
- define the discontinuities to be healed (Merging distance and
Tangency angle).
- define the discontinuities you consider it is not necessary to
heal (Distance Objective and Tangency Objective).
Not healed
Tangency angle
Tangency discontinuity value

Not healed
Tangency Objective
Healed
Healing Surfaces (3/3)

5
Click on OK to confirm the healed

surface creation.
Note : a Connect Checker analysis now shows :
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
Additional Information on healing (1/2)

While healing surfaces, you can freeze some faces for them not to be modified by
the healing operation.
You can choose to freeze any face you want
This face has been left unchanged.
or choose to freeze plane elements or canonic elements.
This plane face has been left unchanged.
Additional Information on healing (2/2)

You can visualize a diagnosis while healing surfaces
You can choose to visualize the discontinuities interactively, placing the mouse on the
discontinuity to make the text box appear :
You can also display the information sequentially :
The total number of

discontinuities is
displayed.
Student Notes:
You will learn about tools, commonly used while creating a Molded Parts.
Student Notes:
Draft Analysis
You will learn how to use the Draft Analysis tool to analyze the draft values of
surfaces or solids
Student Notes:
Why Analyze Draft?

Cast and Forged parts need dies and molds for manufacturing. While doing the
die/mold design, draft allowances are required to be given so that the parts can be
extracted. Drafts need to be analyzed to determine extractability of the part.
For NC Machining, a part is analyzed to look for negative Draft angles in order to
determine if a 5-Axis NC machine will be required to cut the part.
Student Notes:
Using the Draft Analysis Tool (1/5)

1
2
Select the Draft Analysis tool
Select the surface to be analysed
Student Notes:

Student Notes:

4
Choose the quick analysis mode or the full analysis mode :
Quick Analysis
Mode
In quick analysis, you can set three parameters

showing positive, Negative and zero (neutral) angle
and assign the colors to these parameters for a
quick view of a draft angle in a part
Full Analysis
Mode
You can modify the thresholds values and the

corresponding colours by right-clicking on them.
This way, you can adjust the colour range fields.

Student Notes:
Faces with zero draft OR faces

parallel to pulling direction
Faces =>3 degree draft
Faces less than 3 degree draft
You can Visually analyze the part based on the color assigned
with an angle value.A range of colors can be assigned to visualize
the varying draft angle.

Student Notes:

5
6
You have now to adjust the draft direction. In the dialog box,select
Select OK to keep the history of the analysis in to the
Specification tree
You can edit the compass

proprieties to precisely define the
draft direction.
A compass giving the current
draft direction is displayed.
Lock or unlock
draft direction
Set the compass

to draft direction
The Blue plane is the plane tangent to the analyzed

surface at this point..
Arrows are displayed under the pointer.
Green arrow is the direction normal to the surface,

the Red arrow represent draft direction.
The displayed value indicates the angle between
the draft direction and the normal vector to the
surface at the current point.
Analyses under the running point, so you

can navigate with the pointer over the
surface
Results of full Draft analysis
Results of Quick Draft analysis
Student Notes:
Reflect Line
You will learn what a Reflect Line is and how to create it.
Student Notes:
What is a Reflect Line

Reflect lines are curves for which the normal to the support surface in each point presents the
same angle with a specified direction. It is very useful to find the parting plane of a complex
surface.
If we perform a Draft analysis
on this part, we can see,
thanks to the red areas that the
part is non extractible.
Thanks to the Reflect Line

curve, we can cut the part in
two extractible parts.
Student Notes:

Student Notes:
Creating a Reflect Line

1
Direction
Select a support surface and a

direction.
Support
You can define one of the X,Y or Z

axis by opening a contextual menu in
the Direction field.
Key in an angle representing the value between the

selected direction and the normal to the surface.
Reflect lines
You can
select the
Normal option
for the angle
to be
computed
between the
normal to the
support and
the direction.
4 Click OK to confirm reflect line creation
Summary (1/3)
Congratulations
You have become familiar with Advanced tools of Generative Shape Design.
You have learnt different tools from different lessons as follows:
Lesson 1: Introduction to Surface Design
Revised the Surface Design basic tools which are covered under Fundamental course.
Overviewed the Generative Shape Design Workbench.
Learnt more about Managing Features and Geometrical Sets.
Finally performed the a recap exercise Managing features and Shampoo Bottle.
Lesson 2: Creating Advance Wireframe Geometry

Learnt GSD Similarities for MD2/HD2 configurations.
Learnt creating an Extremum, Connect Curve.

Performed recap exercise on Advance Wireframe Geometry.
Student Notes:
Summary (2/3)
Lesson 3: Wireframe Analysis and Repair
Learnt the need to analyze the wireframe.
Learnt about Connect Checker and Smoothing Curves.
Performed the a recap exercise on Wireframe Analysis and Repair.
Lesson 4: Creating Advance Swept Surface
Learnt about Swept Surface, Inputs for Swept Surface , Different methods of
creating Swept Surface,Adaptive Swept Surface.
Performed two recap exercise Knob and Housing.
Lesson 5: Creating Advance Blend Surface
Learnt about Blend Surface, Types of Surface , Creating fillets using Hold curve
and Spine,Creating Fillet using Law.
Performed recap exercise Advance Blending Surface.
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Lesson 6: Surface Analysis and Repair
Learnt the need to analyze the Surface.
Learnt about Curvature Analysis.
Performed the a recap exercise on Surface Analysis.
Lesson 7: Additional Surface Design Tools

Learnt about other surface Design tools which are commonly used to improve the quality
and stability of the surface and wireframe geometry.
Also learnt about tools used to measure the molded parts in virtual mode such as Draft
analysis and reflect line which helps the tool designer to decide the parting line and
manufacturability.
Master Exercise: You have performed the Master Exercise at the end of the each
lessons to practice the tools learnt in each lesson.
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About this course

Objectives of the course

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Mechanical Surface Designers

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Table of Contents (1/3)

Creating Advanced Wireframe Features

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Wireframe Analysis and Repair

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Creating Advanced Swept Surfaces

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Creating Advanced Blending Surfaces

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Additional Surface Design Tools

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Improving Geometry Stability

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Introduction to Surface Design

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Surface Design Workbench Overview

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Surface Design Workbench Overview

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Review of Surface Design Basics (1/2)

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Shape Design Common Tools

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Review of Surface Design Basics (2/2)

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Review of Wireframe Covered in the Surface Design course

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Review of Surfaces covered in the Surface Design course

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Creating a Lofted Surface (Multi-sections surface)

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Review of Operations covered in the Surface Design

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