Automatic Parting Surfaces

In this section we will learn how to build the parting surfaces using Silhouette Curve and Skirt Surface techniques.

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2 

Topics covered in this exercise are as follows

• Creating an Automatic Parting Line using Silhouette Curve
• Creating the Automatic Parting Surface using Skirt feature
• Selecting the required loop for non-drafted walls
  

Reference Part

 Handling Non-Drafted Walls: Design 1

Handling Non-Drafted Walls: Design 2

EXERCISE 3 

Topics covered in this exercise are as follows

• How the Direction of Silhouette Curve affects the resultant curve

Reference Part

EXERCISE 4

Topics covered in this exercise are as follows

• Creating an Automatic Parting Line using Silhouette Curve
• Creating the Automatic Parting Surface using Skirt feature
• Customized filling of inner loops using Loop Closure option
  

Design 1

Design 2

Design 3

EXERCISE 5 

Topics covered in this exercise are as follows

• Using the Shutoff functionality of skirt surface to create parting surface interlocks

Stripper Plate with Interlock -- Design 1

Stripper Plate with Interlock -- Design 2

Skirt Surface: Different Shutoffs

EXERCISE 6 

Topics covered in this exercise are as follows

• How to control the tangency of the skirt surface with reference part surfaces

Parting surface without Tangency  conditions

Parting surface with Tangency  conditions

EXERCISE 7 

Topics covered in this exercise are as follows

• Creating an Automatic Parting Line using Silhouette Curve
• Creating the Automatic Parting Surface using Skirt feature
• Using the Extension Control dialog box to exclude the unwanted segments of the selected curve from extension process.
• Using the Extension Control dialog box to change the default direction of extension for skirt surface
• Creating a lifter to form the undercut in reference part
  

Core with Lifter

Lifter

Core and Lifter Together

EXERCISE 8 

Topics covered in this exercise are as follows

• Adding a flange to the Automatic workpiece
• Creating an Automatic Parting Line using Silhouette Curve
• Excluding the unwanted Loops of Silhouette Curve
• Creating the Skirt surface for only the selected segments of silhouette curve
• Defining multiple skirt surface features within single parting surface
• Creating sliders
  

Reference Part

Punch with Sliders

Slider