FLANGE BINDER
This function is used to generate a
binder surface based on the character lines of flanges. The dialog box is
illustrated in Figure
The operation of creating FLANGE BINDER is similar to BOUNDARY LINE BINDER, with an exception that the user must select either elements or surfaces to define the flanges of a part.
DEFINE BINDER ORIENTATION
This function
enables the user to define UV-direction of the binder surface. The cross
line with arrow controls the surface shape and must be parallel to the direction
of the part boundary. Figure
SELECT FLANGE ELEMENTS
This function is used to select elements on the flanges of a part. The user selects elements using the functions provided in SELECT ELEMENT dialog box.
Figure
SELECT FLANGE SURFACES
This function is used to select surfaces on the flanges of a part. The user selects elements using the functions provided in SELECT ELEMENT dialog box.
EDIT BOUNDARY LINES
This function
allows the user to edit the boundary lines of the flange surface. Refer
to a detailed description on the EDIT LINE functions in Section
After the
elements or surfaces are selected, click on the CREATE button to create the
binder surface. Figure
For a detailed description of other
binder editing functions, refer to Section
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