Cast and Forged Part Optimizer

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Cast and Forged Part Optimizer

v e r v i e w

Conventions

t t i n g S t a r t e d

Entering the Cast and Forged Part Optimizer Workbench

Using the Sew Surface Capability

Using the Advanced Draft Capability

Filleting While Keeping an Edge

e r T a s k s

o r k b e n c h De s c r ip t io n

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Overview

is book is intended for the user who needs to become quickly familiar with Cast and Forged Part Optimiz

product.

is overview provides the following information:

Cast and Forged Part Optimizer in a Nutshell

Before Reading this Guide

Getting the Most out of This Guide

Accessing Sample Documents

Conventions Used in this Guide

ast and Forged Part Optimizer in autshell

st and Forged Part Optimizer is dedicated to users specializing in casting and forging processes. Becausest and Forged Part Optimizer delivers capabilities covering the final steps of rough part design, it guaran

successful integration into the machining process.

of the capabilities available are based on an innovative technology that generates huge gains of time.

efore Reading this Guide

fore reading this guide, you should be familiar with basic Version 5 concepts such as document windowsandard and view toolbars. Therefore, we recommend that you read the In fra s t ru ctu re Us e r's Gu ide thatscribes generic capabilities common to all Version 5 products.

u may also like to read the following complementary product guides:S ke tcher User 's Guide : explains how to sketch 2D elements.

Wirefram e and S urface Use r 's Guide : explains how to create wireframe geometry and surfaces.



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Getting the Most out of this Guide

get the most out of this guide, we suggest you start reading and performing the tutorial Getting Started

nce you have finished, you should move on to the next sections dealing with the construction andodification of various types of features you will need to construct parts. All of these commands are discu

details in the Part Design User's Guide . Likewise, if you need to access reference information onolbars, refer to the Workbench description section of the Part Design User's Guide .

ccessing Sample Documents

perform the scenarios, you will be using sample documents contained in the o n lin e \ c fo u g \ s a m p le s alin e \ p r tu g \ s a m p le s folders.

r more information about this, refer to Accessing Sample Documents in the In fra s tru ctu re Us e r's Gu ide .

onventions Used in this Guide

learn more about the conventions used in this guide, refer to the Convent ions section.



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Conventions

rtain conventions are used in CATIA, ENOVIA & DELMIA documentation to help you recognize andderstand important concepts and specifications.

Graphic Conventions

e three categories of graphic conventions used are as follows:

Graphic conventions structuring the tasks

Graphic conventions indicating the configuration required

Graphic conventions used in the table of contents

raphic Conventions Structuring the Tasks

aphic conventions structuring the tasks are denoted as follows:

Th is ic o n . . . I d e n t ifie s . . .

estimated time to accomplish a task

a target of a task

the prerequisites

the start of the scenario

a tip

a warning

information

basic concepts

methodology

reference information

information regarding settings, customization, etc.

the end of a task

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functionalities that are new or enhanced with this release

allows you to switch back to the full-window viewing mode

raphic Conventions Indicating the Configuration Required

aphic conventions indicating the configuration required are denoted as follows:

Th is ic o n . . . I n d ic a t e s fu n c t io n s t h a t a r e . . .

specific to the P1 configuration



raphic Conventions Used in the Table of Contents

aphic conventions used in the table of contents are denoted as follows:

Th is ic o n . . . Giv e s a c c e s s t o . . .

Site Map

Split View mode

What's New?

Overview

Getting Started

Basic Tasks

User Tasks or the Advanced Tasks

Workbench Description

Customizing

Reference

Methodology

Glossary



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Index

ext Conventions

e following text conventions are used:

The titles of CATIA, ENOVIA and DELMIA documents appear in t h i s m anner throughout the text.

File -> Ne w identifies the commands to be used.

Enhancements are identified by a blue-colored background on the text.

ow to Use the Mouse

e use of the mouse differs according to the type of action you need to perform.

Us e t h is

m o u s e b u t t o n . . . W h e n e v e r y o u r e a d . . .

q Select (menus, commands, geometry in graphics area, ...)

q Click (icons, dialog box buttons, tabs, selection of a location in the document wind...)

q Double-click

q Shift-click

q Ctrl-click

q Check (check boxes)

q Drag

q Drag and drop (icons onto objects, objects onto objects)

q Drag

q Move

q Right-click (to select contextual menu)



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Getting Started

efore getting into the detailed instructions for using D e t a ile d Mo l d e d P a r t Ve r s io n 5 , the following tuto

ms at giving you a feel as to what you can do with the product. It provides a step-by-step exercisebaserealistic design scenario showing you how to use key functionalities for creating a complex par

he main tasks covered in this section are:

Entering the Cast and Forged Part Optimizer Workbench




All together, the tasks should take about ten minutes to complete. The final part will look like this:



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Entering the Cast and Forged Part Optimizer Workben

This first task shows you how to enter the Cast and Forged Part Optimizer workbench.

The only pre-requisite for this task is to have a current CATIA V5 session running.

1 . Select F ile - > N e w and then select P a r t from the dialog box, or click the Ca s t a n d F o r g e d P a r t O p t im iz e r

from the W e l c o m e t o C AT I A V5 dialog box.

The Cast and Forged Part Optimizer workbench is displayed, ready to use. The commands for creating feature

available to the right of the window.

2 . To perform this tutorial, open the GettingStarted.CATPartdocument. For information on where sample docume

are installed by default, seeAccessing Sample Documents in theIn fras tru ct u re Use r's Gu ide .

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In this first task, you will use the S e w S u r fa c e capability to combine a surface with a body. The suryou will obtain will help you perform the draft operation as you will see it in the next task.

1 . Click the S e w S u r fa c e icon .

The S e w S u r f a c e D e f in i t io n dialog box is displayed.

2 . Apply the Hid e / S h o w contextual command onto Ye l lo w S u r f a c e if it is not visible.

3 . Select B l e n d . 1 as the the surface you wish to sew onto the body.

Arrows appear in the geometry, indicating the side where material will be added or kept. Clic

an arrow reverses the given direction.



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4 . Use the Hid e / S h o w contextual command to hide B l e n d . 1 . This operation lets you see the fa

to be removed.

5 . Click the Fa c e s t o r e m o v e field, then select the vertical face as shown:

The selected face turns purple.

6 . In the Fa c e s t o r e m o v e field, right-click to select the Ta n g e n c y p r o p a g a t io n contextual

command. All faces tangent to the selected face are now part of the selection, as indicated in

field and on the part. All of them will be removed.



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7 . Click OK to confirm.

B l e n d . 1 is sewn onto the faces. The S e w S u r fa c e feature is created.

7 . Use the Hid e / S h o w contextual command to show B l e n d . 1 again.

You can see B l e n d . 1 and the sewn surface.

The application displays S e w S u r fa c e . 1 in the specification tree.



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This task shows you how to perform a draft operation on two opposite sides of the part using one pudirection. What makes the Ad v a n c e d D r a f t capability very productive is that it also makes it possibadjust the resulting faces on the chosen parting element, as illustrated in this scenario.

1 . Click the Ad v a n c e d D r a f t icon .

In case the icon is not displayed in the workbench, select Vie w - > To o lb a r s > Ad v a n c e d D

to access it.

The D r a f t D e f in i t io n ( A d v a n c e d ) dialog box is displayed as well as an arrow indicating the

default pulling direction (xy plane) in the geometry area.



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2 . Specify that you wish to draft two faces from their reflect lines by clicking both icons as show

The Fa c e s t o d r a ft options are no longer available. Now, three draft modes are proposed.

Draft Modes

The three draft modes available are:

q D r iv in g / d r i v e n : the angle value you specify for one face affects the anglevalue of the second face.

q I n d e p e n d e n t : you specify two angle values that apply to both facesrespectively.

q F i t t e d : you specify a minimum angle value for one side and the applicationensures that both sides are adjusted onto the parting element.

3 . Set F i t t e d .

1st Side

4 . To define the first draft angle value, enter 3deg as the minimum draft angle value.

Neutral Element

5 . The N e u t r a l Ele m e n t frame is reserved for the face you wish to draft. Click N o s e le c t i o n fr



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the combo list and select the face as shown:

The application is going to detect the reflect line from this neutral face,and therefore the face that will be affected by the draft operation.

Pulling Direction

In the P u llin g D ir e c t i o n frame, you can notice that the S e l e c t i o n field indicates

that a pulling direction has been defined by default as indicated by the arrow in the

geometry area. If you wish to change this pulling direction, you just need to click

the field and select the element of your choice as the new pulling direction.

q Note that contextual commands creating the pulling directions you need are also availablefrom the S e l e c t i o n field:

r Cr e a t e L in e : For more information, see Creating Lines.

r Cr e a t e P l a n e : see Creating Planes.

r X Axis : the X axis of the current coordinate system origin (0,0,0) becomes thedirection.

r Y Axis : the Y axis of the current coordinate system origin (0,0,0) becomes thedirection.

r Z Axis : the Z axis of the current coordinate system origin (0,0,0) becomes thedirection.

If you create any of these elements, the application then displays the corresponding icon infront of the S e l e c t i o n field. Clicking this icon enables you to edit the element.

Parting Element

7 . Click the P a r t i n g Ele m e n t tab to define the parting element.

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8 . Check the Us e p a r t in g e le m e n t option and select E x t r u d e . 2 (the blue surface) as the part

element.

9 . Enter 0.1mm, if not already set, in the P a r t i n g Lin e Ad j u s t m e n t field.

This option adjusts the smoothness of the transition zone on the draft surface. A transition zo

occurs when a neutral element that was driving becomes driven, or vice versa. A zero parting

adjustment would yield a sharp edge on the draft surface. Usually, the default value (0.1mm

most of the time efficient.

2nd Side

1 0 . To define the other side to be drafted, click the 2 n d S id e tab.



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Neutral Element

1 1 . In the N e u t r a l Ele m e n t frame, click N o S e le c t i o n from the combo list and select the face a

shown:



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Note that the reflect line of the face you selected as the first side is now displayed in pink.

1 2 . Click OK to confirm. The part now looks like this:

Taking a closer look at the result, you can notice that both sides are adjusted onto E x t r u d e . 2 .



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In case you wish to know both angle draft values finally used to draft both sides of the part, you can the Draft Analysis capability.

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In this task, you will learn how to fillet an edge using a variable radius value and this without affecting anotheedge that would have been affected by the fillet operation.

1 . Prior to filleting edges, hide E x t r u d e . 2 to improve the view.

2 . Fillet a first edge to obtain at the end of the scenario a part ready for being removed from molds.

3 . Click the E d g e F il le t icon .

4 . Fillet the the edge as shown using 4mm as the radius value and setting the T a n g e n c y

propagation mode.

You obtain this result:

4 . To create the variable radius fillet, click the Va r i a b l e F i ll e t icon .



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The V a r i a b l e E d g e Fille t dialog box appears.

5 . Select the edge as shown:

6 . Click the point at the right extremity.

7 . Enter 15mm in the R a d i u s field to edit the radius value at this point.

8 . Click P r e v i e w to get an idea of what the fillet will look like.



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9 . Click the point at the other extremity.

1 0 . Enter 5mm in the R a d i u s field to edit the radius value at that point.

1 1 . Click P r e v i e w .

The preview lets you see that an edge is affected by the fillet. In the image below, the cursor shows you

this edge.

1 2 . To preserve this edge from the fillet operation, click M o r e from the dialog box.

You can access aditional options.

1 3 . Click the Ed g e s t o k e e p field.

1 4 . Select the edge you do not want to fillet. It becomes pink.



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1 5 . Click OK to confirm.

The variable radius fillet is created. The fillet is trimmed by the kept edge, as shown by the cursor:

1 6 . Using the G r a p h i c P r o p e r t i e s capabilities, color the fillet to make it more visible.

The final part looks like this:



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User Tasks

e different commands available in this workbench are described in Part Design User's Guide . Theythered into two chapters:

Basic Tasks

Advanced Tasks



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Workbench Description

access the information on the icons and commands available in Cast and Forged Part Optimizer, refer to

orkbench Description available in Part Design User's Guide .



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Index

advanced draft features

Cast and Forged Part Optimizer workbench

entering

command

Advanced Draft

Draft Analysis

Edge Fillet

Sew Surface

Variable Fillet

creating

advanced draft features

edge fillet features

sew surface features

variable fillet features

D

Draft Analysis

edge fillet features

entering

Cast and Forged Part Optimizer workbench



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Part Design commands

sew surface features

variable fillet features


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