Deform Faces
General
- The function can be used to deform a single face or symmetrical faces by using a line and point mesh generated on the face.
- The face mesh cannot be extended to the area of several faces, even if the faces are tangential to each other.
- The function can also be used to deform a line by dragging points generated on the line.
- The general usability of the function is limited by the requirement that the dragged mesh must not get "inside the object" during dragging.
- If this happens, the program says: ACIS could not create geometry, operation failed.
- A face mesh is created on the selected surface based on its extreme dimensions, and it cannot be extended from its edges beyond the face.
- Each formatting operation is saved in the part's history.
Deform the part faces using a face mesh
- Select the ribbon bar function Part | Deformation | Deform or
- Import | Deformation | Deform.
- Select the face in the model.
- The program draws a point mesh on the face
- If you want to make the mesh denser or sparser, move the cursor over a point in the mesh, and a mini toolbar will open with which you can manipulate the point mesh.
- Only the corner points of the mesh are visible.
- Adds points in the "vertical direction" of the mesh.
- Reduces points in the "vertical" direction of the mesh.
- Adds points in the "horizontal direction" of the mesh.
- Reduces points in the "horizontal direction" of the mesh.
- Drag grid points or curves, and the shape of the surface will change.
- Snap to a line or point when the line or point is highlighted and drag it from one place to another.
- Release the cursor to leave the line or point in the dragged position.
- At the same time, a new feature appears in the feature tree: Deformation.
- Snap to another line or point and drag it from one place to another.
The Deform function is running as long as the button is selected.
- On the left, the design is in progress.
- On the right, the design is no longer in progress.
- You can click a new face to be deformed.
- and drag a line or a point from there to a new position
- When you want to stop deforming, select the Deform function from the ribbon bar again.