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Module 02: Creating Geometry

Introduction to ANSYS SpaceClaim Direct Modeler

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 Overview

In this module we will learn about:

• Modes in SCDM
• Sketching Tools
• 3D Modeling Tools
• Detailing

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 Overall Process
FEA Modeling
Module 4
Creating
Geometry
Module 2
Core
Skills CFD Modeling
Module 1 Repairing Module 5
Geometry
Module 3

SCDM to
Workbench
Module 6

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 Modes in SpaceClaim Direct Modeler
Sketch Mode

Section Mode

• 3 modes available for designing:

– Sketch mode
Enables sketch grid for creating 2D sketch
– Section mode
Enables editing of solid and surface bodies by 3D Mode
working with their edges and vertices in “cross-section”
view
– 3D mode
Enables 3D modeling mode for creating/editing
geometries

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 Creating Sketches (1)

Sketch Grid Sketch Grid

• Sketches are created on a “Sketch Grid”
• Sketch Grid can be created on
– Any planar surface
– Any existing Plane
• (details about plane creation discussed later)
– Combination of any geometrical entities which define a
planar surface
• 2 coplanar lines
• Line and 1 point
• Coordinate axes etc.

2 coplanar axes
selected

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 Creating Sketches (2)
Sketch Creation tools
• Hosts standard tools for creating sketches
– Line
• Single, polyline, tangent line, construction line
– Rectangle
• 2 point, 3 point
– Circle
• Center, 3 point
– Ellipse
– Polygon
– Arc
• Tangent, 3 point, sweep arc
– Spline
– Point
Face Curve
– Face Curve
• Sketch curve directly on face of body
• Face need not be planar

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 Creating Sketches (3)

Line Tool

Define line from center - OFF Define line from center - ON

Line drawn from Equidistant line

one end drawn from center

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 Creating Sketches (4)

Line Tool

Cartesian Dimensions Polar Dimensions

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 Creating Sketches (5)

Line Tool
Create layout curves
• Create curves which are not immediately needed to generate 3D objects
• Curves created are similar to a pencil drawing made on design

Create layout Create layout

curves - ON curves - OFF View in 3D Mode

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 Dimensioning Sketches

Dimensioning
• Specify sketch dimensions on-the-fly while creating
sketches
– Radius, Length, Width
• Use “Tab” key to switch between dimensions

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 Editing Sketches

Sketch Editing tools

• Hosts standard tools for editing sketches
– Fillet / Chamfer
– Offset
– Project
– Create Corner
– Trim
– Split
– Bend
– Scale

Bend tool

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 Switching to 3D Mode

• Switching to 3D mode converts

– All closed sketch objects to surface bodies
– All open sketch objects to curves

Switching to
3D Mode

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 Modeling Tools – Pull (1)
• Used to convert sketches to 3D
– Pulling a line creates a surface
– Pulling a surface creates a solid

• Distort or deform existing geometry

• Drag the selected object in a chosen direction when

Pull tool is active

• Multi-functional tool
– Extrude, Revolve, Sweep, Offset and Draft faces
– Create Rounds (Fillets), Chamfers or Extrude edges
– Pull a point to create Line

• Several tool guides available to alter its behaviour

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 Modeling Tools – Pull (2)

Select - Select objects to pull

Pull Direction - Set direction of pull

Revolve – Set axis of revolution

Draft - Select entities (plane, planar face or edge) as pivot to create draft

Sweep - Select entities (edges, lines) to sweep along

Scale – Scale selected entities

Up To - Select destination object

Full Pull – Revolve 360 deg or pull upto trajectory end

Tool Guide

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 Modeling Tools – Pull (3) Pull Direction

Face selected for Pull

Blue Edge selected for Pull direction

Face and its edges selected for Pull

Blue Edge selected for Pull direction

Up To

Face selected for Pull

Cylindrical face selected as destination.
The selection used for Up To can come
from the Structure Tree
Tool Guide

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 Revolve
Modeling Tools – Pull (4)

Face selected for Pull

Blue Edge selected as axis of
revolution

Face selected for Pull

Blue Axis selected as axis of
revolution

Revolve with Full Pull

Face selected for Pull

Blue Axis selected as axis of
Tool Guide revolution

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 Modeling Tools – Pull (5)

In the Pull tool, the Pull Both Sides

option now works in R17.0 for Helices.

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 Modeling Tools – Pull (6)

Tool Options
Extrude Copy Pivot
Round Chamfer Edge Edge Edge

Face gets split

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 Modeling Tools – Move (1)
Move tool Translation movement
• Multi functional tool
– Translate
Move Handle
– Rotate
– Pattern
• Move handle guides the direction of
movement
– Translational movement along 3
“linear” axes
Rotational movement
– Rotational movement along 3
“curved” axis
• Drag the selected object along the
Move handle axis (linear, curved) to
facilitate Move
• Distort or deform existing geometry
• Several tool guides available to alter
tool behaviour

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 Modeling Tools – Move (2)
Select - Select entities (faces, surfaces, solids, or components)

Select Component - Select solid

Move Direction - Set direction of move

Anchor - Change location of move handle

Move Along Trajectory - Select trajectory (edges, lines) to move along

Move Radially about axis - Move object radially about axis, line or linear
edge
Fulcrum - Select plane or edge as pivot

Up To - Select destination object

Orient To Object - Orient object in selected direction

Tool Guide

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 Modeling Tools – Move (3)

Move Direction

Select object for moving Select Edge as direction. Drag selected object along
Move handle orients to align Red axis to move
Red axis with selected edge

Tool Guide

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 Modeling Tools – Move (4)

Anchor

By default, Move handle Move handle Move handle Move handle

located at centroid of shifted to centroid shifted to centroid shifted to centroid
selected entity of selected “face” of selected “edge” of selected “face”

Tool Guide

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 Modeling Tools – Move (5)

Fulcrum

Highlighted edge moved along

“Blue” axis with “Blue edge”
as fulcrum point

Tool Guide

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 Modeling Tools – Move (6) Rectangular Pattern

Circular Pattern

Tool Options

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 Modeling Tools – Move (7)
You can now in R17.0 create a circular pattern, using the Up To tool guide in the Move tool, by
rotating up to a linear entity passing through the Move Handle origin. Relocate the Move
Handle to the axis of the cylinder. Then choose the rotation handle about the cylinder’s axis.

Move Up To this axis

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 Modeling Tools – Move (8)
Radial Move allows you now in R17.0 to select the Axis in the Structure Tree

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 Modeling Tools – Move (9)
In R17.0, The process of moving Curve/Beam endpoints to a single point has been enhanced

All the beams have been

moved into the same point
Click the Up to tool guide and
select the Up to reference
Select all the endpoints and
anchor the Move Handle

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 Modeling Tools – Fill (1)

Fill tool
• Fill selected region with surrounding
surface or solid
• Acts as a “healing” tool to remove:
– Fillets
– Chamfers
– Holes
– Protrusions
– Depressions

Notice: Sometimes a simple delete after

selecting the entities can replace the Fill Tool

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 Modeling Tools – Fill (2)
The Fill tool can now in R17.0 account for holes in missing faces

Select the edges of the

outside boundary and the
interior holes and execute

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 Modeling Tools – Fill (3) Fill (Default behavior)

Fill – With Guide Curves

Tool Guide

2 curve edges selected as guide curves

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 Modeling Tools – Blend

Blend tool
• Create blend between faces, surfaces,
edges and curves
Without Guiding curve

With Guiding curve

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 Modeling Tools – Combine
Combine tool
• Perform Boolean operations Merge multiple objects
– Add
– Subtract
• By default, second selected object
acts as a cutter to perform
subtract operation
– Cutter tool guide gets activated
once a body is selected
• Select multiple objects using
“Ctrl” key to add them Select cylinder Select region
– “Merge” tool guide gets as cutter to remove
activated automatically
• Option to delete or retain left
over region after subtract
operation
– “Regions to Remove” tool guide
automatically gets activated
after subtract operation

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 Modeling Tools – Split Body (1)
Split Body Tool
• Split solid body using:
– Face
– Plane
– Planar or Cylindrical surface
• Split surface body using edge Select region to
Select body to split Select face to cut body remove (optional)

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 Modeling Tools – Split Body (2)
In R17.0 the Create split surfaces option has been added. It creates
surfaces at the intersection of the target and cutter

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 Modeling Tools – Split (1)
The Split Face tool is now in R17.0 the Split tool, It now works on
Edges, Curves and Beams will be added later
R16 R17
Split Face Tool
• Split face using: UV cutter point
– UV Cutter point
– Perpendicular cutter point Face to be split
– 2 cutter points
– Face
Move mouse over face to preview split.
Select unwanted edges
Click to split face at selected location
(red) to remove

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 Modeling Tools – Split (2)
Split Edge Tool (new in R17.0)
With the Split Edge tool guide active, the cursor changes to indicate that only Edges are selectable.
The Split location can be adjusted by:

• Dragging the yellow ball

• Entering a Percentage
• Pressing the Tab key twice and entering a length

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 Modeling Tools – Working in Section Mode (1)
Problems with geometry:
• Section mode helps to edit solids and
surfaces by working with their edges Overlap
in a cross section Small feature (fillet)
• Useful for complex models that Inconsistent inner hole diameters
requires repair/cleanup of internal
details 1. Remove overlap using Move tool

Enable “Select Component” Select “Anchor“ tool guide Select “Up To” Tool Body is now touching
tool guide and select any and position move handle guide and select green adjacent body (no
edge to select the solid body on outermost edge highlighted edge overlap)

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 Modeling Tools – Working in Section Mode (2)

• Section mode helps to edit solids and Problems with geometry:

surfaces by working with their edges
in a cross section Overlap
• Useful for complex models that Small feature (fillet)
requires repair/cleanup of internal Inconsistent inner hole diameters
details
2. Remove small feature (fillet) using Fill tool

Select edge representing fillet Fillet is now removed

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 Modeling Tools – Working in Section Mode (3)

• Section mode helps to edit solids and Problems with geometry:

surfaces by working with their edges Overlap
in a cross section Small feature (fillet)
• Useful for complex models that Inconsistent inner hole diameters
requires repair/cleanup of internal
details
3. Make inner holes diameter
consistent using Pull tool
Using “Up To” tool guide, select
Select edge representing hole inner edge of adjacent body Final geometry

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 Detailing (1)

Detail tab
• Create drawing sheets for the current
model. Views of the design are created
automatically which can then be edited
or moved on the sheet.
• Drawing sheets are saved within your
design.
• To insert a new drawing sheet go to File >
New > Drawing Sheet

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 Detailing (2)

• You can add Dimensions, Cross Sections,

General Views, and Annotations
• In the Structure tree, expand ‘Drawing Sheets’
and then ‘Sheet 1’ to show the Views on the
sheet
• To insert a new General view
– Click on ‘General’ button in the Views
Ribbon group.
– Place the preview box in the empty area on
the sheet.
– Note: Select a View (inside the dashed grey
outline) and drag to move it on the Drawing
Sheet.

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 Detailing (3)

• To view the cross-section

– Select the ‘Cross Section’ button.
– Select View 3 (the Side view).
– Drag the mouse over View 1 (the Front
view). As you move the mouse, View 3
should appear as a cross section.
– Click to place the section plane.

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 Detailing (4)

• Insert Bill of Materials

– Select the Bill of Materials button in the
Annotation Ribbon group.
– Select Indented from the dropdown.
– Place the BOM in the corner of the Drawing
Sheet.

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 Detailing (5)

• Add Annotation
– You can add Notes, Dimensions, Geometric
Tolerances, Surface Finish, Datum Symbols,
Center Marks, Center Lines, and Threads.
– Use the ‘Select’ tool to select the
highlighted object
– Use the ‘Dimension’ tool to create a
measured dimension.
• Select one side of the ‘bracket,’ then the
other.
• Note: Placing a dimension with one
reference will display the length of the
edge, and with two references will display
the distance or angle between them.
– Use the Note tool to enter text onto the
plane
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 Summary

What have we learnt in this session?

• What are the three different Modes in SpaceClaim?
• How to draw Sketchs in SCDM?
• What are the different 3D Modeling Tools and how do they work?
• How to create a Drawing Sheet?

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 Workshop 2.1 Creating Geometry

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 Videos available (look for separate directory)

Module2_Basic_Sketch.mp4 Module2_Basic_Pull.mp4 Module2_Basic_Move.mp4 Module2_Basic_Fill.mp4

Demo of Sketching Demo of Pull (20:53) Demo of Move (13:37) Demo of Fill (09:58)
(16:52)

Module2_Basic_Combine.mp4 Module2_Basic_Structure_Tree.mp4 Module2_Basic_Assembly.mp4 Module2_Basic_Detailing.mp4

Demo of Combine Demo of Structure Tree Demo of Assembly Demo of Detailing

(09:41) (16:53) (14:29) (12:13)

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