Have you been working with CAD files that need to be repaired or cleaned up? This week’s Tech Tip deals with fixing bad, or “dirty,” geometry within a design. In this video, you will learn basic tools to fill in gaps, verifying a solid and more using KeyCreator.
#TechTipTuesday-- Taking out the garbage geometry with KeyCreator
Video TRANSCRIPT:
Simplifying a Solid
Select Tools, Maintenance, Simplify Body
Select solid to simplify then Accept
A dialog window will open with the geometry analysis information
Select the Show All Faces button to colorize the faces by type
Select Backup
Select Fix Body to simplify the faces
Select Show Changed Faces
This will colorize only the changed faces
Select Backup
Select the Show All Faces button to colorize the faces by type
Verifying a Solid
Select Tools, Verify, Body
Select only the first option in the small dialog window that opens. Then select OK
Select the solid or sheet body (open solid)
A dialog window will open with the results
If there were no problems with the solid then all these would be greyed out
Any openings in the solid will be highlighted
Now let’s fix the openings in the solid
Select Create, Surfaces, Ruled
Select OK in the dialog window
Select the 2 edges to create the surface
Select Create, Advanced, Surfaces, Cover
Select Non-Tangent then OK
Select Chain then Circuit
Select one of the edges and the entire opening will select automatically
Select Accept
Select Done then OK
Now let’s stick this into one closed solid
Select Modify, Topology, Stitch
Select OK in the dialog window
Select all the faces to stick together then Accept
Now you have a closed solid
Filling in missing faces
Select Create, Surfaces, Cover
Select Tangent then OK
Select Chain then Circuit
Select one of the edges and the entire opening will select automatically
Select Accept
Select Done then OK
A tangent surface is created
Adding thickness to a thin solid
Select Modify, Solid Face, Thicken Sheet
Enter thickness amount then select OK
Select the thin solid
Indicate direction to add thickness
Removing and Fixing Bad Geometry
Select Multiple Delete
Select what you want to delete
Select Create, Surfaces, Edge Curves
Select OK in the dialog window
Select edges to create a new clean surface
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