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Tutorial Lesson 4 Section Domes

Section Dome Sweep
** For reasons of illustration and to facilitate these tutorial datum-curves have been prepared in the models for this section. Datum-curves are not necessary to create these features. ** ** To begin, retrieve part SEC_DOME_SWP.PRT. **

FILE Menu: #Open, <SECTION_DOME_SWP.PRT>, #Open MODEL TREE: #Show, #Layer Tree, [unhide the 04_DATUM_CURVES layer],# close the Layer Tree (you can use to open and close the Layer Tree) to

** You should now see the model as shown in the following image. **

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** To create a Swept Section Dome. **

INSERT Menu: #Advanced, #Section Dome, #Sweep, #One Profile, #Done SCREEN: Select the Front Face to be domed
** Select the bottom for the sketching plane and the front face for the TOP sketching reference. **

SCREEN: Select the Bottom Face as the Sketching Plane, #Okay, #Default SKETCH Menu: #Edge, #Use

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** Select the appropriate datum-curve entities, click check mark to complete sketch. **

SKETCH Menu: #Done

** Select the right-side face for the sketching plane and the front face for the TOP sketching reference. **

SCREEN: Select Right Face, #Okay, #Top, Select Front Face SKETCH Menu: #Edge, Use
** Select the appropriate datum-curve entities and complete the sketch. **

SKETCH Menu: #Done

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Points of note:

The sketches do not need to intersect. Section and profile sketches must be perpendicular. Sketches must be open-section. The dome is applied to the entire selected surface. The resultant surface is a mathematical average between the profile and section sketches.

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