Preprocess Tutorial 1>CREATING A HOLE IN THE PART Preprocess Tutorial 1>GENERATING THE MESH 


CREATING VOLUMES FROM SURFACES

The mechanical part to be constructed is composed of two volumes: the volume of the wheel (defined by the profile), and the volume of the axle, which is a prism with an octagonal base that fits into the hole in the wheel. Creating this prism will be the first step of this stage. It will be created in a new layer that we will name "prism".

Creating the "prism" layer and translating the octagon to this layer

Figure 21. The lines that form the octagon

Creating the volume of the prism

Figure 22. Selection of the lines that form the octagon

Figure 23. Copying the octagon and changing the perspective

Figure 24. The surface created on the translated octagon

Figure 25. Creation of the volume of the prism

Figure 26. Visualization of the prism with the option RenderFlat.

NOTE : The Color option in the Layers window lets you define the color and the opacity of the selected layer. This color is then used in the rendering of elements in that layer.

Creating the volume of the wheel

Figure 27. Image of the wheel


 Preprocess Tutorial 1>CREATING A HOLE IN THE PART Preprocess Tutorial 1>GENERATING THE MESH