BOUNDARY LINE BINDER

 

This function generates a binder surface using the boundary of part. The dialog box is illustrated in Figure 6.2.26.

Figure 6.2.26 Boundary Line Binder dialog box

 

The following functions are used to generate the Boundary Line binder.

 

DEFINE BINDER ORIENTATION

 

This function defines the UV-direction of the binder surface.  The line with the arrow controls the surface shape and must be parallel to the direction of the part boundary.  Figure 6.2.27 shows a typical orientation of the U-V axes relative to the part.

 

Figure 6.2.27 Define Binder Orientation

 

CREATE BOUNDARY LINES

 

This function generates boundary lines of the part.  The boundary lines are kept in the current part.  Figure 6.2.29 illustrates typical boundary line of a part.

 

EDIT BOUNDARY LINE

 

The functions in this menu are used to edit the boundary lines.  The dialog box is illustrated in Figure 6.2.28. The description of edit line functions is discussed in Section 5.1.

 

Figure 6.2.28 Edit Boundary Line dialog box

 

Figure 6.2.29 Created Boundary Line

 

SELECT BOUNDARY LINE

 

This function is used to select the desired boundary lines to generate binder surface. The selected line will be highlighted such as illustrated in Figure 6.2.30.  Click on the CREATE button to generate the binder surface.  The generated binder is illustrated in Figure 6.2.31.

 

Figure 6.2.30 Selected Boundary Line

 

Figure 6.2.31 Created Binder

 

If the binder is not acceptable, the user may create another binder by editing the boundary.

 

For a detailed description of other editing functions, refer to Section 6.2.1.