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Sketching

  • Create sketch profiles
  • Attach parameters
  • Attach geometric constraints
  • Algebraic relations among parameters
  • Naming of parameters
  • Breaking of constraints
  • Connectivity with 3D model
  • Test of full versus partial constraints

Modeling

  • Create 3D objects from profiles using extrude
  • Alter 3D objects from profiles
  • Alter 3D objects from profiles in complex manner
  • Shelling
  • Shelling with draft angles
  • Shelling with walls of differing draft angels
  • Adding features (ribs, holes, fillets) to part
  • Variable location of features
  • Placing features with respect to other features
  • Placing features with respect to part locations
  • Creation of feature patterns
  • Complex feature changes to model
  • Filleting
  • Complex filleting using cliff edges and disappearing faces
  • Driving versus driven dimensions appearance
  • Calculation of mass properties and accuracy
  • Parametric changes to model and feature update
  • Large feature changes
  • Retention of model sanity when features relocate

Drafting

  • Creating drafting views of the solid
  • Bring dimensions from the model into drafting
  • Adding dimensions
  • Appearance of the dimensions
  • Changing the drawing from the model
  • Changing the model from the drawing
  • Automatic creation of cross sections
  • Offset sections
  • Auxiliary views
  • Isometric views

Assemblies

  • Build assembly parts
  • Build an assembly of parts
  • Place parts based on placement constraints
  • Place parts using just touching
  • Drive assembly using engineering and geometric constraints
  • Assembly mass properties
  • Creation of exploded views
  • Creation of bills of material
  • Interpart relations ability to drive an assembly
  • Measuring between parts in an assembly
  • Changing part features to drive an assembly
  • Creating parts from assembly values

Complicated assemblies

  • Building new parts on assemblies
  • Building new parts based on geometry of other parts in assembly
  • Drag and drop of assembly parts to new locations
  • Drag and drop of assy parts with other related parts in assembly updating automatically
  • Mave (by parameter) assy parts with other related parts in assembly updating automatically
  • Interference detection
  • Locating new parts precisely in assembly based on other part locations
  • Creation of feature pattern on one part in assembly
  • Loading parts into feature patterns

Surfacing

  • Creation of spline curve through a set of points
  • Location each spline pointparmetrically
  • Control of spline tangencly at each spline point
  • Circular sweep of spline profile to create closed solid
  • Adding cylindrical feature onto surface
  • Distance measurement of surface elements
  • Filleting between feature and surface
  • Creating drawings of cross sectional solid
  • Associativity of creating curve to solid object
  • Creation of blind hole feature
  • Selling of complex surface solid
  • Local control of surface solid control points
 
   
   
   

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