Extend a Solid
Extend a Solid
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I need to extend a solid (just a dumb solid) from the location of the Plane1.
How could I do it?
The only tool I know is Split, in Part Design , but it deletes one side.......
CAD 2015
How could I do it?
The only tool I know is Split, in Part Design , but it deletes one side.......
CAD 2015





RE: Extend a Solid
You might have to use several features. Split, translate, pad (to fill in the gap), then mirror. If you want to extend it from only one end you can just use thick surface.
Drew Mumaw
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RE: Extend a Solid
Does anybody knows a faster a more simply procedure?
CAD 2015
RE: Extend a Solid
In Part Design you can make a couple of copies and then Boolean combine it for this simple shape.
Hopefully someone else has a more eloquent solution. I hope this helps.
Rob Stupplebeen
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RE: Extend a Solid
NX has a Split tool that divides a solid in two different/independent bodies (without deleting one of them, like Catia does).
I was hopping that Catia has a similar functionality.......
CAD 2015
RE: Extend a Solid
You can use the remove feature (opposite of pad) to divide a solid body and CATIA will still recognize it as one solid.
Drew Mumaw
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www.drewmumaw.com
RE: Extend a Solid
Can you give me an example?
CAD 2015
RE: Extend a Solid
I hope this helps.
Rob
Rob Stupplebeen
OptimalDevice.com/blog
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RE: Extend a Solid
CAD 2015
RE: Extend a Solid
You said:
If you want to view two separate bodies that are still considered one in CATIA's history tree then use an extruded cut.
If you want two separate bodies then copy the first body so you have two solid partbodies that are identical. Then split each one by a common plane but keep the half of one and the opposite half of the other. The result will be two "two different/independent bodies" that you could then translate, add to, and modify, etc.
Drew Mumaw
www.textsketcher.com
www.drewmumaw.com
RE: Extend a Solid
i would go with surfacing. several clicks and you are done.
RE: Extend a Solid
CAD 2015
RE: Extend a Solid
What is the title of the "recognize" functions toolbar? Does it come with an MD2? What license do you need to do feature recognition?
Drew Mumaw
www.textsketcher.com
www.drewmumaw.com
RE: Extend a Solid
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RE: Extend a Solid
Thank you.
Drew Mumaw
www.textsketcher.com
www.drewmumaw.com