Maximum Volume Envelope
Maximum Volume Envelope
(OP)
Gentilmen,
One more question today. I need to create an envelope model from a real model. What I mean by 'envelope' is a maximum 'block' volume.
For instance if I have a part shaped like this:
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I need to create a prt that will look like
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I'm just looking for the outer most dimensions of a part. I used to do this by creating an extruded volume in the x y and z directions and then performing a boolean operator of intersect.
Any ideas in ProE?
Thanks in advance,
John
One more question today. I need to create an envelope model from a real model. What I mean by 'envelope' is a maximum 'block' volume.
For instance if I have a part shaped like this:
_________
|
|
_________|
I need to create a prt that will look like
|------------|
| |
|_________|
I'm just looking for the outer most dimensions of a part. I used to do this by creating an extruded volume in the x y and z directions and then performing a boolean operator of intersect.
Any ideas in ProE?
Thanks in advance,
John





RE: Maximum Volume Envelope
Best regards,
Matthew Ian Loew
Please see FAQ731-376 for tips on how to make the best use of Eng-Tips Fora.
RE: Maximum Volume Envelope
One alternative to Matthew's suggestion is to copy the surfaces from the hollow part into a new part using copy geoms.
If the copied surfaces don't form a closed volume, you will probably have to create a new surface, merge this to the copied surfaces, and finally solidify the whole volume.
So you know where to start sniffing for these features, the copy geoms are located under Insert-->Shared Data, and the solidify tool is Edit-->Solidify.
The capping surface (if it is planar) can be made using an oversized sketch and then the Edit-->Fill command. Then pick the copied surface and the flat surface (use control to select them both) and then start the merge tool (essentially a boolean operator).
The resulting model will be an exact copy of the internal volume of your hollow part.
RE: Maximum Volume Envelope
I saw this with one customer who wanted to see the envelope of a complete flight simulator, so it wouldnt bash into the surrounding walls after it was build!.
Steve
http://www.sprdesign.com
http://www.3dlogix.com
RE: Maximum Volume Envelope
There are two functions in ProToolkit which can do this:
ProSolidOutlineGet()
ProSolidOutlineCompute()
-Hora