Creates parting faces from parting lines. The options for this command allow you to place the parting faces on a separate layer and to separate the part shapes at the parting lines. This command supports interior islands by selected multiple interior loops when prompted.

 

Required Inputs

 

• Envelope - Select a sketch that defines the mold insert envelope or middle-click to Create a Feature Sketch.

• Outer - Select the parting line curves that define the outer boundary or middle-click to skip.

• Inner - Select the parting line curves that define inner boundaries or middle-click to skip.

 

Optional Inputs

 

• Separate shape at parting line - Use this option to automatically separate shapes at parting lines.

 

 

 

• Layer - Specify that new parting faces be placed on a layer other than the active layer. Select a layer from the Layer Manager or select an entity whose layer to specify.

• Concatenate curves for inner faces - Check this box to concatenate (i.e., join) all tangent continuous curves of the edges of all inner faces created by this command. Inner parting faces are those that will create a hole in the final part.

 

 

 

Creates a parting face at a specified angle to a face. The new parting face is derived from a parting line curve that lies on a face.

 

The angle of the new parting face to measured relative to the face at sample points along the parting line curve. The Refit parting line option can be used to reduce the total number of control points on the new parting face.
 

Required Inputs

 

• Curves - Select the parting line curves to offset. Multiple parting line curves can be selected at the same time.

• Distance - Specify the distance to offset.

• Angle - Specify the face offset angle. An angle of 0 (zero) will result in a parting face that is normal to the face. An angle of +/-90 will result in a parting face that is tangent to the face.

 

Optional Inputs

 

• Refit parting line - Reduces the total number of control points on the new parting face. Note that the use of this option will reduce the overall accuracy of the parting face.

 

 

 

Creates parting faces by extruding curves normal to a plane. First, use the Wireframe Tool Bar to create the curves to extrude. Typically these will be curves that lie on a part face. The plane can be any datum plane or planar face. The parting faces will extend slightly beyond the selected pane.

 

 

Required Inputs

 

• Curves - Select the curves to extrude.

• End plane - Select the end plane that is normal to the extrude direction.

 

 

 

Creates a new face by sweeping a line or linear edge along a curve (or parting curve) until it meets another line or edge. This would primarily be used to create parting surfaces at corners where currently a flat planer region is created.

 

Required Inputs

 

• Start curve - Select a linear curve or edge to begin the sweep.

• End curve - Select a linear curve or edge to end the sweep.

• Path - Select the sweep path curve that connects the two line/edges.

 

 

 

Use this command to help to automate the creation of a relief region for parting faces. This command will allow a complex collection of faces to transition up or down, at a specified angle, to a simpler set of curves, and then continue outward past a specified ref plane.

 

 

Required Inputs

 

• Faces - Select the parting faces.

• Curves - Select the boundary curves for the transition.

• End plane - Select the plane normal to the extrude direction.

• Direction - Select the extract direction.

• Angle - Specify the transition angle.

 

 

 

Creates a specialized fillet between two adjacent parting faces. These fillets are of linear variable radius with zero radius on the end next to the part and a specified radius on the outward end. The parting faces are trimmed and sewn together with the fillet as required.

 

Required Inputs

 

• Vertex - Select the edge to fillet near the part. This will be the zero radius point.

• Radius - Specify the radius for the outer end of the fillet (away from the parting line).