Extend a Solid 4

[CAD2015]

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

 

[drewmumaw]

@CAD2015
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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[CAD2015]

I had to copy the body and paste it in a new body. Then two different splits, for each solid. Than pad and , finally, add.
Does anybody knows a faster a more simply procedure?

CAD 2015

 

[rstupplebeen]

Assuming that the geometry is more complex I would go over to GSD copy and translate the surfaces that need to be moved. Create or extend the middle section and then turn it back into 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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[CAD2015]

Thank you all for replays.
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

 

[drewmumaw]

@CAD2015
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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[CAD2015]

I do not get it........
Can you give me an example?

CAD 2015

 

[rstupplebeen]

I believe that Drew is suggesting using an extruded cut to remove the middle section. From there you should be able to move the solid bodies and create an extrude to connect the two halves.

I hope this helps.
Rob

Rob Stupplebeen
OptimalDevice.com/blog
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[CAD2015]

An extrude cut wouldn't create 2 different bodies.......

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[drewmumaw]

@CAD2015

You said:

NX has a Split tool that divides a solid in two different/independent bodies (without deleting one of them, like Catia does).

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

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http://www.drewmumaw.com

 

[JeniaL]

if you have feature recognize license this may be done in a minute

i would go with surfacing. several clicks and you are done.

 

[CAD2015]

Thanks a lot!

CAD 2015

 

[drewmumaw]

@JeniaL
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

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[itsmyjob]

You need FR1 in order to get the PartDesign Feature Recognition toolbar.

Eric N.
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[drewmumaw]

@itsmyjob
Thank you.

Drew Mumaw

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