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Game Controller Core Modification

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Contents Page. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................3 Pre-requisite......................................................................................................................3 Object................................................................................................................................3 File > Open....................................................................................................................4 Analysis > Compare ......................................................................................................5 Window > View > Set Drawing Filters............................................................................7 Analysis > Analyse Face colour.....................................................................................7 Window > View > Set Drawing Filters............................................................................8 Wireframe > Draw Edges ..............................................................................................9 Analysis > Split Body.....................................................................................................9 Operation > Unite ........................................................................................................10

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INTRODUCTION
Pre-requisite
It is important that before you attempt this Core Modification training example; you must have completed and fully understood the previous VISI-Design and VISI-Modelling and VISI-Surface Modelling and VISI-Analysis examples. During this exercise, it is assumed that the user has a basic knowledge of the VISI-Series software.

Object
With the following example we will try to simulate a real scenario where a core and cavity model has already been created from an imported model when a design change appears. Within this example we will use the VISI-Analysis tools to highlight the design changes and then to apply the modification to the existing core model.

Vcamtech Co., Ltd Start by opening the workfile: -

File > Open

Select the file named Core Modification.wkf The model should look as below: -

Within this example each model has been located on a separate layer. You will find that there are 4 layers. At the beginning of this tutorial we are only interested in the original component and the imported part revision. These two models can be found on the original component and the component revision layer.

NOTE ! To run the model comparison it is necessary to select both bodies (solids or surfaces). In many cases the models look identical as the changes are slight and often not easily recognisable. For this reason it is recommended to have a different colour for each model; it is then possible to select each body using the colour filters.

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Analysis > Compare

Select the first body - Select PART1 (the original solid model light green) Select the body to compare - Select PART2 (the revision solid model pale yellow) NOTE ! The comparison tolerance value can be changed from inside the compare control panel. The following interface will be displayed :

Select the Update Graphics icon.

to quickly identify the part modification

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The slider bar can be used to modify the transparency of the first and second component. If you switch OFF the show common faces option only the faces that have changed will be displayed. Using the slider bar we can see that on the new part revision, the diameter of the internal diameter has been modified.

Select the Apply icon Selecting the Apply icon will retain the colours of the comparison faces. In this case blue faces will be created on the original model and yellow faces will be created on the revision model. With the comparison faces a different colour from the rest of the model, we can use the Analyse Face Colour option to automatically separate the modified faces.

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Window > View > Set Drawing Filters

To make the model selection easier we can use the layers to only show the revision component layer.

Make the component revision layer the active layer

It is possible to switch on/off multiple layers using the Windows standard CTRL and SHIFT key selection.

Analysis > Analyse Face colour

This option will analyse a model and automatically detect all face colours present on the model. Using the interface available, it is then possible to assign any face colour to any layer. Select the solid to analyse Select the revision solid
Select this model

The following dialogue box will be displayed

Double click the yellow core layer name and the following dialogue box will appear :

Create new layer

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Select the Create a new layer icon and create a new layer called modified surfaces

Select the new layer in the dialogue box and select OK

Select this layer

De-select the tick for the pink surfaces. This will prevent this set of surfaces from being extracted. We are only interested in the yellow modified surfaces.

Destination layer

Selecting OK will now create a new set of yellow surfaces on the modified surfaces layer.

Window > View > Set Drawing Filters

With the modified surfaces extracted we can now use the layers to show only the modified surfaces and also the core layer.

Part modification

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Wireframe > Draw Edges

Using this operation we will create the peripheral edges of the modified surfaces as wireframe geometry. We will then use these new curves to cut the core model. It is then possible to remove the faces no longer required on the core model and replace them with the yellow modified surfaces. Ensure that the Select all peripheral edges of a sheet body icon is selected
Select all peripheral edges of a sheet body

Select the body to create the curves Select the yellow modified surfaces
Select the yellow modified surfaces

All peripheral edges are created

Analysis > Split Body

Select the body to split Select the core model Select the splitting elements Select All geometry

Accept the splitting tolerance

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With the core model now split, it is possible to remove the faces that will be replaced using the yellow modified surfaces

Result of the deleted surfaces Delete these faces (Blue) from the core model.

To rebuild the core solid model with the new surfaces it is only a case of uniting all remaining core surfaces (pink) with the modified surfaces (yellow)

Operation > Unite

Select the first target body Select any pink core surface Select the tool (sheet) bodies Select all elements (only surfaces can be selected)

Accept the default knitting tolerance

Congratulations, a new core SOLID model will be generated and the colour of the modified faces will be maintained. This completes the Core Modification tutorial.

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