Extend Faces

Advanced Face Modeling Package

General

  • You can extend a face that may have been created by extruding, swiping, or being the end face of a mathematical cone.
    • The face can be extended outwards (adding material) or inwards (cutting material).
  • Use the function to increase or decrease the length of a feature (detail) of a part, or even to delete that feature, when the volume does not have a history that could be modified to make the necessary changes.
    • You can also use this function on a volume modeled with G4 that includes history.
  • The selected face must be a planar surface.
  • The face must not be an end surface limited by spline surfaces. If you need to extend a cone-like spline surface, you can use the functions:

Extend the shape of a face that may have been created by swiping

  1. Select the ribbon bar function Part | Faces | Extend Faces or
    • Import | Faces | Extend Faces.
  2. Select one or more faces.
  3. Select Confirm (Confirm = V key, middle mouse button or the context-sensitive function OK).
    • The program marks the faces to be extended in the model with red and
    • opens the dialog box Extend Face in which the faces to be extended are listed.
  4. Define in the Extend Face Data dialog box.
    • Value or face offset.
    • Formula, if you want to control the offset with a dimension table.
    • Direction:
      • In.
      • Out.
  5. Edit the set of faces, if necessary.
    • Add.
    • Change.
    • Delete.
  6. Click Apply to see what the part will look like with the values ​​you enter.
    • Edit the data in the dialog box, if necessary.
  7. Select OK.

Extend the selected face

  1. Select a face or faces that may have been created by extrusion or swiping.
    • Hold down the Ctrl key if you select more than one face.
  2. Select the context-sensitive function Faces> Extend.
  3. Continue as above, steps 4...7.

Example 1:

  • The conical face is extended outwards (+) and inwards (-).

Example 2:

The face limited by draft faces can be extended

  • The hole in the image deepens when In is selected.
  • The hole in the image lowers when Out is selected.

Example 3:

Extension of a spiral pipe
  • The height of the spiral on the left is 200 and the diameter is 120. The diameter of the cross section is 20mm.

  • You will be able to extend little by little. Experiment to find the right value.
  • The extension was successful at 95 mm, but at 100 mm the pipe was shortened.
  • However, the spiral pipe can be extended again.

Example 4:

  • The part has an extra 15mm long protrusion that you want to remove.

  • In the image on the left, the surface is extended 15mm In.
  • In the image on the right, the surface is extended 17mm In.

Note:
  • Edit the feature by selecting it from the feature tree and clicking Edit.