Workshop 3.

3D Geometry

DesignModeler

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• Goals:
– Utilize the model created in Workshop 3-1 and generate 3D
geometry from the sketch.
– Create a new sketch and extrude it to create a boss on the
original model.
– Create another sketch and Imprint a face on the boss to allow for
applying boundary conditions to an FE model.
– Save the model and Exit.
• Continue with the database created in Workshop 3-1, if open.
If saved and closed then open the saved project file.

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1) Make sure the Modeling tab is

active (if not, then click to 2
activate). The “Tree Outline”
should be visible in the top left
pane. 5
2) Note that “XYPlane” and
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“Sketch1” are active.
3) Click on “Extrude” icon from
the toolbar.
4) In the details view pane 1
change the “Depth” for
Extrude1 to 10 mm.
5) Click on “Generate” to
generate the extrusion.

Note: You can rotate the view to 4

get a better look at the
extrusion before clicking
generate.

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6) Ensure that the XYPlane is
active and click on the “New
Plane” icon.
7) In the Details of Plane4 set
Transform 1 to be “Offset Z”
and change the offset “Value” 8
to 50mm.
8) “Generate” the Plane.

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9) Click the “Look At” icon to
reorient the view.
10) Switch to Sketching mode and
choose “Rectangle” from the
drawing toolbox (check Auto-
Fillet box).
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11) Draw a rectangle and utilize
Auto-Fillet approximately as
shown here. 10
12) Click on the “Dimensions”
toolbox. 12

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13) Dimension the sketch as shown below. Note: your dimension names may not match those
shown.

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14) From the toolbar choose 17

“Extrude” (do not generate
yet!). An isometric view shows
the proposed (wireframe)
extrude using a surface-
normal direction (facing away 14
from the original model).
15) From the Detail window
change the direction field from
Normal to “Reversed”.
16) Change the Type to “To
Next”. 15
17) “Generate” the extrusion.
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The extrude operation creates the boss which is merged with the original geometry.

Click on >Display Plane

button to turn off plane
+ dimensions
if necessary

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In our FE simulation we wish to
add a boundary condition at an
arbitrary location on the boss. We
will imprint a face on the boss for
that purpose.

18) Select (Highlight) the top

surface of the boss.
19) Click the “New Plane” icon in
the toolbar.
20) “Generate” the plane.
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21) Click the “Look At” icon from
the toolbar.
22) Go to sketch mode and
choose circle from the draw
toolbox.
23) Draw a circle approximately
like the one shown here.

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24) Add dimensions as shown at

right. Note your dimension
names may not match those
shown here.

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25) Choose “Extrude” from the
toolbar (do not Generate).
26) In the details change the
operation to “Imprint Faces”.
27) “Generate” the extrusion

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Make sure the surface selection

filter is active and highlight (select)
the circular surface on the boss.
(Rotate the Model as Desired)

Notice we now have a circular

area that we can use for localized
boundary conditions in our
simulation.

Exit DM:
“File>Close DesignModeler”

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