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    Workshop 3.1: Repairing Geometry: Introduction To Ansys Spaceclaim Direct Modeler

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    This document provides a workshop on repairing geometry in ANSYS SpaceClaim Direct Modeler. It discusses common issues like stitching surfaces, repairing missing faces, merging and splitting faces, and best practices for repair. Specialized tools for removing rounds, replacing faces, and detecting interference are also covered.

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    Workshop 3.1: Repairing Geometry: Introduction To Ansys Spaceclaim Direct Modeler

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    This document provides a workshop on repairing geometry in ANSYS SpaceClaim Direct Modeler. It discusses common issues like stitching surfaces, repairing missing faces, merging and splitting faces, and best practices for repair. Specialized tools for removing rounds, replacing faces, and detecting interference are also covered.

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    This document provides a workshop on repairing geometry in ANSYS SpaceClaim Direct Modeler. It discusses common issues like stitching surfaces, repairing missing faces, merging and splitting faces, and best practices for repair. Specialized tools for removing rounds, replacing faces, and detecting interference are also covered.

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    Workshop 3.1: Repairing Geometry


    Introduction to ANSYS SpaceClaim Direct Modeler

    1 © 2016 ANSYS, Inc. March 16, 2016


    Key Learning Points

    Completion of this workshop will help to gain an understanding of:


    • How to repair poor geometry
    • How to implement best practices when working in SpaceClaim
    • Importing CAD geometry
    • Specialized tools available in SpaceClaim

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    Objectives
    • Geometry repairs that lead to solidification of a problematic geometry
    • Application of saved “groups”
    • Interference detection and removal between parts

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    Repairing poor geometry
    Launch SCDM and open the file “poor_geom.scdoc”
    • Either “SpaceClaim Files” or “All Files” must be selected for the file to be visible
    • Note that the geometry is composed of many different surface objects

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    Common issue: stitching together surfaces
    Selecting “Repair->Stitch” highlights edges of adjoining surfaces
    • Click the green “check” to complete the stitch
    • Note that the resulting geometry is a single surface object

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    Common issue: repairing missing faces
    Selecting “Repair->Missing Faces” highlights missing faces where edges are not joined
    • Click the green “check” to complete the repair
    • Note that a new face has been created

    Missing face outlined


    New face created

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    Common issue: merging faces
    Select “Repair->Merge Faces” to combine multiple faces into one
    • The thin face created by the repair is unnecessary: merge it with the larger neighbour face
    • The new face covers the top opening, so this face must be split (see next slide)

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    Common issue: splitting faces
    Select “Design->Split Face” to remove the cap over the top opening
    • Select the top flat face as the face to be split, and the lower cylindrical face as the splitter face
    • Delete the resulting circular face that covers the opening

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    Best practice: stitch again and repair gaps
    Sometimes after many repairs it is necessary to recheck the geometry
    • “Repair->Stitch” again (1 area found)
    • “Repair->Gaps” makes the object airtight and it appears opaque
    – Note that the gaps can be repaired one at a time by clicking on them

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    Best practice: Creating groups
    Pull the round and click to the ‘P’ key to create a group with the round radius
    Repeat the same operation at the other-side round as shown below

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    Best practice: repairing split and inexact edges
    Select “Repair->Split Edges”… SCDM will fail to fix the 5 areas found
    • First, “Repair->Inexact Edges”… 37 areas are repaired
    • Now that edges have been adjusted, try “Repair->Split Edges” again
    – NOTE: 5 of 6 areas repaired – repeat once more to repair the 6th split edge

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    Simplifying geometry
    Selecting “Repair->Simplify” reconstructs geometry with simpler topology
    • Click the rounded edge shown and observe that its shape is a “Spline”
    • Select “Repair->Simplify” on the rounded edge and note that its shape changes to “Torus”
    • NOTE: “Repair->Simplify” can be performed on the whole model at once if desired

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    Specialized tool: removing rounds
    Selecting “Prepare->Rounds” will remove rounds from edges
    • Only object recognized as rounds are selectable
    • The removed rounds are stored under the “Groups” tab, near the structure tree

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    Specialized tool: replacing faces
    Selecting “Design->Replace” (next to “Fill” under the “Edit” group) allows a face(s) to be
    replaced by another one, or multiple faces to be simplified by a separate face
    • Create a plane from the three points shown, you may need to choose Select -> Using Box
    • Select the two top faces, then select “Design->Replace”, and choose the created plane
    • The two faces are simplified by a single face with planar shape (was previously spline)

    (Plane deleted when done)

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    Specialized tool: reapplying rounds from groups
    Rounds can be reapplied from the “Groups” tab where previously stored
    • Right-click “Round Group1” and “Reattach Round”
    – The “Groups” tab is located near the structure tree

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    CAD Import and Clean-up
    Import the Parasolid file “turbo_charger.x_t” (only visible if “Parasolid Files” or “All
    Files” is selected from the file type list)
    • Solidify the geometry with “Repair->Stitch” and “Repair->Missing Faces”

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    Specialized tool: interference repair
    “Prepare->Interference” will detect and remove interference caused by different parts of
    the geometry overlapping with one another
    • Select “Prepare->Interference” to view two overlapping area
    • Click each region to remove the interference (or click the complete guide tool to fix both at once)

    Housing interference removed

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