Exercise 4 - 3D Geometry Creation and Editing

Exercise 4a – 3D Geometry Creating and Editing
Introduction
The purpose of this exercise is to learn basic surface and solid

geometry creation and editing.
 Open a wireframe geometry file and save as the new exercise.
 Create a boundary surface.
 Combine the ellipses, create a ruled surface between the

resulting splines and thicken the surface into a solid volume.
 Extrude the boundary surface, and intersect it with the

thickened body.
 Create and modify a tab at the left end of the part.
 Create a hole on the vertical tab.
The preferences and units used in this exercise are:

Solid Geometry Scale Factor: Millimeters
CT2060 Femap 101 for Femap v11 – Student Workbook – Rev A 4a - 1

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Step 1: Open a wireframe geometry file and save as the

new exercise
Open a wireframe geometry file and save as the new exercise.
 Start Femap.
Open the previously created wireframe model you created in

Exercise 3.
 On the Model toolbar, click the Open icon and select the file
exercises\Ex3-Wireframe.
Note: If the wireframe is not available, open the file, select

the command, File, Import, Femap Neutral.
Select the file Geometry\Ex4a - Wireframe.neu and
click OK to accept the defaults in the Neutral File
Read Options dialog box.
Save the Femap model.
 From the Model toolbar, click the Save Model icon.
 Save the model in the class Exercises folder as Ex4a-3D.

Step 2: Create a Boundary Surface
Create a boundary surface for the outside of the 2D profile.
 Select the command, Geometry, Boundary Surface, From

Curves.
 Select the outer periphery and the hole of the 2D profile,

then, click OK to create the boundary surface.
 Cancel the command by either clicking the Cancel button or

pressing the Esc key.

Note how the original 2D wireframe curves change to the

boundary color as set in Femap’s preferences. Boundary
surfaces do not appear as filled or shaded surfaces like
regular surfaces or solids.
This boundary will be used later to trim a curved solid.

Step 3: Combine the ellipses, create a ruled surface between the

resulting splines and thicken the surface into a solid
volume.
Combine the ellipses.
 Select the command, Geometry, Curve-Spline, Multiple

Curves.
 Select the two (2) ellipses on the left side of the model, then,
click OK to combine the two into a new single spline.

 Since the Femap preference for Autorepeat Create

Commands is enabled, you are still in the Multiple Curves
command. Select the two (2) ellipses on the right side of the
model, then, click OK.
 Click Cancel or press the Esc key to exit the command.

 Note the original ellipses remain in the model along with the
new splines.
Create a ruled surface between the two splines just created.
 Select the command, Geometry, Surface, Ruled.
 Select the two end splines by selecting with your cursor

close to the midpoint of the splines. Click OK.

The resulting surface should appear as below.
Note that the Model Info pane now has displays the Sheet
Solid object for the newly created ruled surface.

Delete the original ellipses.
 Select the command, Delete, Geometry, Curve.
 In the Select dialog box, click the Select All button, then,
click OK to confirm your selection.
 Click OK in the Confirm Delete dialog box.
Note in the Messages pane that the curves defining the

boundary surface and the splines at the end of the surface
are retained.
Delete the any unused points.
 Select the command, Delete, Geometry, Point.
 In the Select dialog box, click the Select All button, then,
click OK to confirm your selection.
 Click OK in the Confirm Delete dialog box.

Turn on view transparency
 From the View toolbar, select the View Style, Transparency

command.
Your model should appear as below.

Turn off display of points.
 On the Entity Display toolbar, click the View Points Toggle.
Thicken the ruled surface into a solid volume.
 Select the command, Geometry, Solid, Thicken.
 In the Entity Selection dialog box, select the ruled surface,

then, click OK.
 In the dialog box, set the following options:
o Offset: Out = 5.0
o Auto Boolean: Add
o Leave all other options at their default settings.
 Click OK to thicken the sheet solid into a solid volume.

The resulting thickened solid volume is as below.
Save your Femap model.

Step 4: Extrude the boundary surface, and intersect it with the

thickened body.
Extrude the boundary surface.
 Select the command, Geometry, Solid, Extrude.
 In the Extrusion Options dialog box, set the following

options:
o Material: New Solid
o Direction: Positive
o Length: To Depth = 50
o Click the Surface button to select the boundary surface

 Select the boundary surface and then, OK.
 Click OK in the Extrusion Options dialog box to complete

extruding the boundary surface into a solid volume.
The resulting model is shown below.

Generate the common volume between the two solids.
 Select the command, Geometry, Solid, Common.
 In the Select Base Solid dialog box, select the first solid,
1..Thickened Body, then, click OK.
 In the Select Body to Intersect dialog box, select the second

solid, 2..Extruded Boundary 1, then, click OK.
The resulting solid is shown below.
Turn off transparency.
 On the View toolbar, select the View Style pull-down icon

and then, select Transparency from the menu.
Save your Femap model.

Step 5: Create and modify a tab at the left end of the part.
Split the left end of the part.
 Select the command, Geometry, Curve – From Surface,

Parametric Curve.
 Select the top face of the part, then, click OK.

 With the Snap Mode set to Snap to Point, click the upper,
left, rear corner of the part.
 In the Locate dialog box, after the corner has been selected,
enter +5 in the X data field like below.
 Click the Preview button to display a temporary symbol for

the location of the cut.
Click OK to confirm the location of the parametric curve.
 In the Parametric dialog box, click the V Direction radio

button, then, click OK to slice the face.
 Click Cancel or press the Esc key to exit the command.

Your part should appear as below with the original upper

face of the part split into two faces.
Extrude the small face on the top of the part to create a tab.
 Select the command, Geometry, Solid, Extrude.
 In the Extrusion Options dialog box, set the following:
o Material: Add-Protrustion
o Direction: Positive
o Length: To Depth = 50
o Click the Surface button

 Select the small face on the top of the part, then, click OK.
 Back in the Extrusion Options dialog box, click the Along

Vector button.

 In the Select Vector to Extrude Along dialog box, set the

Method to Global Axis and set the Direction to Positive and
Z Axis.
 Click OK to extrude the face.

 Press the Ctrl+a key combination to scale the view to

include the entire model.
Your model should now appear similar to below.

Round the top of the tab using fillets.
 Select the command, Geometry, Solid, Fillet.
 Select the two short edges on the top of the tab, then, click
OK.
 Set the Radius to 37.5/2 (or 18.75). Click OK to create the

rounds.

Your part should now appear similar to below.

Create a fillet between at the inside of the intersection between

the tab and the curved base of the part.
 Press the Ctrl+y key combination to repeat the Solid,

Geometry, Fillet command.
 Select the curve at the inner intersection between the

vertical tab and the curved base, then, click OK.
 Set the radius to 10. Click OK to create the round.

Create a fillet between at the inside of the intersection between

the tab and the curved base of the part.
 Press the Ctrl+y key combination to repeat the Solid,

Geometry, Fillet command.
 Select the curve at the outer intersection between the

vertical tab and the curved base, then, click OK.
 Set the radius to 15. Click OK to create the round.

Clean up the extraneous curves at the intersection between the

curved base and the vertical tab.
 Select the command, Geometry, Solid, Cleanup.
 In the Select dialog box, click the Select All button, then click
OK.
As an alternative, you can double-click the part.
 In the Solid Cleanup dialog box, enable all four (4) options,
then, click OK.

 Repeat the Solid, Geometry, Cleanup command as

extraneous curves will still remain after the initial application
of the Cleanup command. This step will be eliminated in
future release of Femap with a new version of Parasolid.
Your part should now appear similar to below.

Step 6: Create a hole on the vertical tab.
Move the Workplane to the front face of the vertical tab.
 Press the F2 function key to execute the Tools, Workplane

command.
 In the Workplane Management dialog box, click the Select

Plane button.
 In the Define Model Workplane dialog box, set the Method

to Locate.
 In the Plane Locate dialog box, move your cursor into the
Base X data field and press the Ctrl+z key combination.

 In the Locate dialog box, set the Method to Center.
• Select one of the two (2) arcs on the round on the top of the
tab as shown below, then, click OK.

Note how the coordinates of the center of the arc are placed
in the Locate dialog box.
 For the second plane location, click the point at the end of
the round.
 For the third plane location, click the point at the middle of
the round.
 Click OK to locate the workplane.
Display the workplane.
 On the View toolbar, select the View Style, Workplane item.

Create the hole on the vertical tab.
 Select the command, Geometry, Solid, Primitives.
 In the Solid Primatives dialog box, set the following options:
o Material: Remove
o Direction: Negative
o Origin: X =0, Y =0
o Primative: Cylinder
o Radius: 6.25
o Height: 10
 Click OK to create the hole.
Turn off display of the workplane.
 On the View toolbar, select the View Style, Workplane item.

The final part should now appear as below.
Save your model and exit Femap.


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Exercise 4a – 3D Geometry Creating and Editing

The purpose of this exercise is to learn basic surface and solid

 Open a wireframe geometry file and save as the new exercise.

 Create a boundary surface.

 Combine the ellipses, create a ruled surface between the

 Extrude the boundary surface, and intersect it with the

 Create and modify a tab at the left end of the part.

 Create a hole on the vertical tab.

The preferences and units used in this exercise are:

CT2060 Femap 101 for Femap v11 – Student Workbook – Rev A 4a - 1

Step 1: Open a wireframe geometry file and save as the

Open a wireframe geometry file and save as the new exercise.

Open the previously created wireframe model you created in

Note: If the wireframe is not available, open the file, select

Save the Femap model.

 From the Model toolbar, click the Save Model icon.

 Save the model in the class Exercises folder as Ex4a-3D.

CT2060 Femap 101 for Femap v11 – Student Workbook – Rev A 4a - 2

Step 2: Create a Boundary Surface

Create a boundary surface for the outside of the 2D profile.

 Select the command, Geometry, Boundary Surface, From

 Select the outer periphery and the hole of the 2D profile,

 Cancel the command by either clicking the Cancel button or

CT2060 Femap 101 for Femap v11 – Student Workbook – Rev A 4a - 3

Note how the original 2D wireframe curves change to the

This boundary will be used later to trim a curved solid.

CT2060 Femap 101 for Femap v11 – Student Workbook – Rev A 4a - 4

Step 3: Combine the ellipses, create a ruled surface between the

Combine the ellipses.

 Select the command, Geometry, Curve-Spline, Multiple

CT2060 Femap 101 for Femap v11 – Student Workbook – Rev A 4a - 5

 Since the Femap preference for Autorepeat Create

 Click Cancel or press the Esc key to exit the command.

CT2060 Femap 101 for Femap v11 – Student Workbook – Rev A 4a - 6

Create a ruled surface between the two splines just created.

 Select the command, Geometry, Surface, Ruled.

 Select the two end splines by selecting with your cursor

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The resulting surface should appear as below.

CT2060 Femap 101 for Femap v11 – Student Workbook – Rev A 4a - 8

Delete the original ellipses.

 Select the command, Delete, Geometry, Curve.

 Click OK in the Confirm Delete dialog box.

Note in the Messages pane that the curves defining the

Delete the any unused points.

 Select the command, Delete, Geometry, Point.

 Click OK in the Confirm Delete dialog box.

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Turn on view transparency

 From the View toolbar, select the View Style, Transparency

Your model should appear as below.

CT2060 Femap 101 for Femap v11 – Student Workbook – Rev A 4a - 10

Turn off display of points.

 On the Entity Display toolbar, click the View Points Toggle.

Thicken the ruled surface into a solid volume.

 Select the command, Geometry, Solid, Thicken.

 In the Entity Selection dialog box, select the ruled surface,

 In the dialog box, set the following options:

o Offset: Out = 5.0

o Auto Boolean: Add

o Leave all other options at their default settings.

 Click OK to thicken the sheet solid into a solid volume.

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The resulting thickened solid volume is as below.