Project partbody
Project partbody
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Hello:
Can I project a partbody in a plane? I can intersect a partbody with a plane, but I need to project it.
Thanks
Can I project a partbody in a plane? I can intersect a partbody with a plane, but I need to project it.
Thanks





RE: Project partbody
Search options - Workbench:Topology Type:Edge Look:In Part
Search and Select
This gives you boundary extractions of the entire solid.
Project these items to your plane.
Regards,
Derek
RE: Project partbody
I am trying to create a volume arround the partbody as a rough. To include it in the BOM.I know there is a command in machining but we dont have the license.
RE: Project partbody
The other option is to project the partbody into a sketch plane. Once again, you have not mentioned what your part looks like, but this is a common solution. (at least for me)
You will run into problems with both methods if the boundary faces are perfectly square; although that makes projecting face by face a piece of cake.
Using any of the above methods, without toggling the "datum elements" button, should give you waht you are after.
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RE: Project partbody
I will try to explain you better. I want to create a volume arround a partbody made with catia operations(Pads, splits...). When I design parts in an assy of a tooling I must write in a paper the limit dimensions of each part(The volume arround the part). This volume should update as I change the partbody geometry.
RE: Project partbody
Once you get the outer limits of the part, you can "nest" the shape in a block, or whatever your stock shape is, in a sketch plane, after projection.
What shape do you want? A square? A constant offset? What is the shape of the space between the outer limits of your part, and the outer limits of your material? (the cross section that defines the volume)
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RE: Project partbody
I've got two possible solutions for you:
1. There is a command called "Rough Stock" that computes the minimum stock size based on your partbody, and it creates a volume of faces for your reference. I recall it requires a NC license, but I forget which one. You can find some more information about it by doing a search in the help files.
2. When you do an Inertia analysis, CATIA draws a 3D box around the part. If you keep the measures, you will find 3 BBL values at the very bottom of the tree. These are the Boundary Box Lengths in the x, y and z directions. (I think this is what you're looking for?) You may have to play around with an axis to change the orientation.
I don't recall if either of these solutions provide the update capability you want. I'll let you check them out and report back. But both are very quick and easy to use.
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RE: Project partbody
Regards,
Derek
RE: Project partbody
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RE: Project partbody
I am not very use to work with catscripts. How must I use it?
RE: Project partbody
TO run it, you simply need to find it in the list of macros, (which will now be available, since you added the folder as a library) and select "run".
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RE: Project partbody
I have another question about your macro.Could be posible to modify the part with new operations like pockets, pads.. and update the bounding box?
RE: Project partbody
The resultant geometry of this macro cannot stay associative to later changes. (it's not logical)
By the way - you owe Derek the thanks for that one. And whatever Frenchman that wrote it.
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RE: Project partbody
Anybody else having this issue? Am I misunderstanding something?
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