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Manipulate the Synchronous Technology Steering Wheel
7 Feb, 2011 By: Russell BrookOn the Edge Solid Edge Tutorial: These techniques will help you manipulate 3D model geometry more easily.
Editor's Note: This tutorial courtesy of Siemens PLM Software.
Solid Edge with Synchronous Technology can remove the barriers of traditional history-based modeling more predictably than explicit modelers. The Steering Wheel is an integral component of Synchronous Technology, enabling users to directly manipulate 3D model geometry. It's intuitive and easy to use, but there are some powerful options under the skin that you can exploit. Following these techniques will shorten your learning curve and ease your adoption of Synchronous Technology.
Let's start with the anatomy of the Steering Wheel.
Key components of the Solid Edge Steering Wheel.
- The origin is used to reposition the Steering Wheel.
- The major or minor axes and the disc-shaped plane in the center initiate the Move command.
- The torus is used to rotate geometry.
- The bearing is used to adjust the orientation of the tool.
- The plane is used to keep the steering wheel or geometry "on plane" while moving.
Moving faces, the steering wheel is activated by selecting a face or faces to edit. Click on the major axis to easily pull the faces in that direction, without concern for the order in which features were created. Live Rules ensure symmetrical geometry is also modified (look for more on Live Rules in an upcoming edition of this column).
(Top Tip: If you hold Shift and click on the origin before dragging the Steering Wheel, its orientation is preserved while it is moved.)
Move faces with synchronous technology using the Steering Wheel axis.
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