INDUSTRIAL DESIGN WITH SHAPE STUDIO VOLUME ONE STUDENT MANUAL October 2002 MT10060 - Unigraphics NX EDS UNIGRAPHICS Proprietary & Restricted Rights Notices Copyright Proprietary right of Unigraphics Solutions Inc., its subcontractors, or its suppliers are included in this software, in the data, documentation, or firmware related thereto, and in information disclosed therein. Neither this software, regardless of the form in which it exists, nor such data, information, or firmware may be used or disclosed to others for any purpose except as specifically authorized in writing by Unigraphics Solutions Inc. Recipient by accepting this document or utilizing this software agrees that neither this document nor the information disclosed herein nor any part thereof shall be reproduced or transferred to other documents or used or disclosed to others for manufacturing or any other purpose except as specifically authorized in writing by Unigraphics Solutions Inc. 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Table of Contents i Industrial Design With Shape Studio EEDS All Rights Reserved Table of Contents Course Overview -1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Course Description -1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intended Audience -1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prerequisites -1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Objectives -2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Student Responsibilities -2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Class Standards for Unigraphics Part Files -3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Class Part File Naming -3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Layers and Categories -3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colors -4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seed Part -4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . How to Use This Manual -5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workbook Overview -6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Classroom System Information -6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Getting Started 1-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Starting Unigraphics 1-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unigraphics Windows - No Part 1-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Gateway Application 1-3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cue/Status line 1-4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Menu bar pull down menus 1-5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shared Features of Windows File Dialog Boxes 1-6. . . . . . . . . Activity 1-1: Creating a New Part File 1-8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mouse Navigation 1-10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mouse PopĆup Menu 1-11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Toolbars 1-13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opening Multiple Parts 1-17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To Change The Displayed Part 1-17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activity 1-2: Open an Existing Part File 1-18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . View Control 1-26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zooming the View 1-26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Panning the View 1-27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restoring the Original View 1-27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rotating the View 1-27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Generating a Shaded Image of a Model 1-27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table of Contents Industrial Design With Shape Studio Unigraphics NX EEDS All Rights Reserved ii Shaded Dynamic Rotation 1-28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activity 1-3: View Control 1-29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activity 1-4: Color, Font, and Width 1-36. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selection Toolbar 1-42. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Preselection 1-45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Multiple Selection Candidates 1-45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Layer Control 1-47. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Moving Layers 1-49. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Class Selection 1-50. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Class Selection Filter Types 1-51. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activity 1-5: Save Part As (Copying a Part File) 1-53. . . . . . . . Activity 1-6: Closing Part Files and Exiting Unigraphics 1-55. Activity 1-7: Establish Toolbar Environment in Modeling 1-57 Blank/Unblank 1-62. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working with the WCS and Raster Images 2-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coordinate Systems in Unigraphics 2-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Absolute Coordinate System 2-4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Work Coordinate System 2-4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feature Coordinate System 2-4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manipulating the WCS 2-5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Displaying the WCS 2-5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCS Origin 2-5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rotate WCS 2-6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orient WCS 2-7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defining Points for Location 2-8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saving the WCS 2-9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Existing Coordinate System 2-9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dynamic WCS 2-10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What is it? 2-10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . When do I use it? 2-10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . How do I use it? 2-10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activity 2-1: Manipulating the WCS 2-11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working With Raster Images 2-18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dialog 2-18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Importing a Raster Image 2-19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing an Existing Raster Image 2-20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Positioning a Raster Image 2-20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information on an Existing Raster Image 2-20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activity 2-2: Importing and Manipulating Raster Images 2-21 Creating Splines 3-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Developed Curves 3-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table of Contents iii Industrial Design With Shape Studio EEDS All Rights Reserved Splines 3-3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Segmentation and Points or Poles 3-4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating Splines 3-5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Through Points, and By Poles Construction Methods 3-7. . . . . Closed Splines 3-7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assigning Slopes for Through Points Method 3-8. . . . . . . . . . . Interactive Spline Functions 3-9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spline by Points 3-9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infer Point 3-10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spline by Poles 3-11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Symmetric Constraint 3-11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedure 3-11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Continuity 3-12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activity 3-1: Associative Spline By Points 3-13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activity 3-2: Associative Spline By Poles 3-20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing Splines 4-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edit Using Spline By Points and Spline By Poles 4-2. . . . . . . . . . . Activity 4-1: Edit Spline By Poles 4-3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spline Edit Using X-form 4-5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedure 4-5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X-form Menu Options 4-6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dialog 4-6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lock Region 4-8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proportional Movement 4-8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keep Slope/Curvature 4-8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activity 4-2: Edit Splines Using X-form 4-9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trim Curve 4-14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedure 4-15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trimming Associative Splines 4-16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activity 4-3: Trim Curve (non-associative) 4-17. . . . . . . . . . . . Activity 4-4: Trim Curve (associative) 4-19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Analyzing Curves 5-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Analyze Shape Toolbar 5-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Analysis - Curve Menu 5-3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedure 5-4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Options 5-5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Examining Spline Data 5-7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activity 5-1: Obtaining Information about a Spline 5-10. . . . . Analyzing Curves 5-12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Analyze Curve Parameters 5-13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table of Contents Industrial Design With Shape Studio Unigraphics NX EEDS All Rights Reserved iv Output Full Listing 5-16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activity 5-2: Curve Analysis of a Spline 5-18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Standard Deviation Check 5-21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activity 5-3: Deviation Check 5-23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dynamic Deviation Gauge 5-27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dialog 5-28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activity 5-4: Deviation Gauge 5-30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating Developed Curves 6-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Developed Curves 6-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Extracted Curves (Associative) 6-3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dialog 6-3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedure 6-3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Isocline Curves 6-4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dialog 6-5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedure 6-5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activity 6-1: Extracting Associative Curves 6-6. . . . . . . . . . . . Extracted Curves (Non-Associative) 6-10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dialog 6-10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offset Curve 6-11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Create Offset Curves 6-12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offset Options 6-12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other Options 6-13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effects of Apply and OK 6-14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activity 6-2: Offset Curves 6-15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Project 6-18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedure 6-19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Geometry Selection 6-19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copy Method 6-20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate/Copy/Move 6-20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Direction Method 6-21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activity 6-3: Project Curves 6-27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Combined Projection 6-31. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedure 6-31. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Geometry Selection 6-32. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Projection Vector Options 6-33. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associativity and Combined Curves 6-34. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Input Curves Disposition 6-34. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activity 6-4: Combined Projection 6-35. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intersection Curve 6-39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedure 6-39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table of Contents v Industrial Design With Shape Studio EEDS All Rights Reserved Entity Selection 6-40. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reuse first set 6-40. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activity 6-5: Create Intersection Curves 6-41. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating Sheet Bodies Using Extrude and Revolve 7-1. . . . . . . . . . . . Free Form Features 7-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Strings 7-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Primary Bodies and Transitions 7-3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U and V Grids 7-3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free Form Construction Result 7-5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Determining the Face Type 7-6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Smart Sheets 7-6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tolerances 7-6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Primitive Swept Features 7-7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Types of Primitive Swept Features 7-7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Extrude 7-8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rules for Extruding Section String Objects 7-8. . . . . . . . . . . . . Extrusion Options 7-8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rules for Extruding With Taper 7-8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Extruding With Offsets 7-9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activity 7-1: Creating Extruded Surfaces 7-10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revolve 7-14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rules for Revolving Section String Objects 7-14. . . . . . . . . . . . . Body of Revolution Options 7-14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activity 7-2: Creating Revolved Surfaces 7-15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free Form Styling Features 8-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Studio Surfaces 8-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Studio Surface 1x1 8-3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Studio Surface 1x2 8-4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Studio Surface 2x0 8-5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Studio Surface 2x2 8-6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Studio Surface nxn 8-7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedure 8-8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activity 8-1: Creating Studio Surfaces 8-9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Swept Features 8-15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Swept. 8-16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Swept Feature Strings 8-21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tolerance 8-21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activity 8-2: Creating Swept Features 8-23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activity 8-3: Swept Feature - Bottle 8-28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orientation Control - With Only One Guide String 8-36. . . . . Table of Contents Industrial Design With Shape Studio Unigraphics NX EEDS All Rights Reserved vi Scaling Control - With Only One Guide String 8-37. . . . . . . . . Offset Sheet Bodies 8-38. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Distance Tolerance 8-39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associative Offsets 8-39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transforming and Deleting Offset Sheets 8-40. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedure 8-40. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Distance Value 8-40. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Variable Offset 8-40. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activity 8-4: Creating an Offset Surface 8-41. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Extract Geometry 8-43. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reasons to use Extract Geometry: 8-43. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dialog 8-43. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Extract Geometry-Face 8-43. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Extract Geometry-Region 8-44. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activity 8-5: Use Extract Geometry 8-45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing Free Form Surfaces 9-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing Free Form Surfaces 9-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edit Feature Parameters 9-4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activity 9-1: Editing Feature Parameters 9-6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . X-form 9-10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dialog 9-10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedure 9-10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activity 9-2: Editing Surfaces With X-form 9-11. . . . . . . . . . . Trimming Sheet Bodies 9-14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trimmed Sheet 9-15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trim Body 9-20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedure 9-20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activity 9-3: Using Trimmed Sheet and Trim Body 9-22. . . . . . Creating Transition Surfaces 10-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating Transition Surfaces 10-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blending 10-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Rolling Ball 10-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edge Blend 10-4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edge Blend Options 10-4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dialog 10-4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overflow Options 10-5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activity 10-1: Using Edge Blends 10-7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Face Blend 10-9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dialog 10-9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . When To Use Face Blends 10-10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table of Contents vii Industrial Design With Shape Studio EEDS All Rights Reserved Soft Blend 10-11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dialog 10-13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activity 10-2: Using Soft Blends 10-14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Styled Blend 10-19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dialog 10-20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedure 10-20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shape Control 10-21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activity 10-3: Using Styled Blends 10-22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section Features 10-31. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dialog 10-31. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activity 10-4: Creating a Fillet Bridge 10-35. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activity 10-5: Fillet Bridge Between Two Sheet Bodies 10-38. . . Editing the Parameters of a Section Feature 10-40. . . . . . . . . . . . Bridge 10-41. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activity 10-6: Curvature Continuous Bridge 10-45. . . . . . . . . . . Activity 10-7: Tangent Continuous Bridge - 1 Side Surface 10-47. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N-Sided Surface 10-48. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedures 10-49. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trimmed Single Sheet 10-49. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Multiple Triangular Patches 10-49. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shape Control 10-49. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activity 10-8: N-Sided Trimmed Single Sheet 10-50. . . . . . . . . . Activity 10-9: N-Sided Multiple Triangular Patches 10-53. . . . Glossary GL-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index IN-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table of Contents Industrial Design With Shape Studio Unigraphics NX EEDS All Rights Reserved viii (This Page Intentionally Left Blank) [...]... dismiss the Customize dialog box Step 2 Open the part file ids_intro_1 - Choose the Open icon EEDS All Rights Reserved Industrial Design With Shape Studio 1-19 Getting Started The Open Part File dialog appears ÉÉÉ ÉÉÉ ÉÉÉ ÉÉÉ 1 - Directory List Box 1-20 Industrial Design With Shape Studio Check the current directory displayed in the Look in field If necessary, choose the proper directory from the option... course is intended for Industrial Designers/Stylists and Lofters who have a need to create complex styling shapes using curves and surfaces Prerequisites No prerequisite is required; however, a basic understanding of three dimensional modeling and/or working knowledge of the Unigraphics user interface is helpful but not necessary EEDS All Rights Reserved Industrial Design With Shape Studio -1 Course Overview... Design studio- quality free form surfaces D Understand surface quality and utilize dynamic surface analysis tools D Utilize advanced visualization techniques to showcase product models Student Responsibilities D D Participate in class D Stick with the subject matter D Listen attentively and take notes D Practice on the job what you have learned D -2 Be on time Have Fun Industrial Design With Shape Studio. .. retained Active only in a modeling view Replace View Replaces the current view with one of the canned views Active only in a modeling view Undo 1-12 Description Reverses the effect of the last single operation performed Any operation or edit performed prior to the last one will not be affected by undo Industrial Design With Shape Studio EEDS All Rights Reserved Unigraphics NX Getting Started The Unigraphics... always within the Unigraphics window ÉÉÉ ÉÉÉ ÉÉÉ ÉÉÉ 1 Docked Toolbar (Vertical) Docked Toolbars (Horizontal) Control of the Toolbar display may be accessed from one of 3 places: D Choose Tools"Customize from the main menu D Choose View"Toolbars from the main menu D Use the Third Mouse Button (MB3) within the Unigraphics window, outside the Graphics window 1-14 Industrial Design With Shape Studio EEDS...Course Overview Course Overview Course Description Industrial Design with Shape Studio is a method based course that addresses the Unigraphics functionality used to define complex styling shapes using curves and surfaces Generating creative designs consists of creating developed curves, complex surfaces with tangent/curvature continuity, blends, and transition surfaces This course... dialog box changes the cursor to and allows selection of any of the controls in the dialog box for a short description of its function EEDS All Rights Reserved Industrial Design With Shape Studio ÉÉÉ ÉÉÉ ÉÉÉ ÉÉÉ The Up One Level button works with the Look in: option menu to traverse back up through the directory hierarchy 1-7 Getting Started ÉÉÉ ÉÉÉ ÉÉÉ ÉÉÉ 1 Activity 1-1: Creating a New Part File This... dialog box 1-10 Displays popĆup menu for Back, Apply, Cancel, Pan, etc Also displays action information for objects selected with MB1 Displays either the icon or option label Industrial Design With Shape Studio EEDS All Rights Reserved Unigraphics NX Getting Started As mentioned in the previous chart, the mouse may be used to perform various kinds of actions depending upon placement and position in... instructor's curriculum At the end of the day's class you should always quit Unigraphics and log off the terminal EEDS All Rights Reserved Industrial Design With Shape Studio -5 Course Overview Workbook Overview The workbook is designed to lead the student through the aesthetic design of a snowmobile hood and windscreen using many functionalities of Unigraphics During this activity, the student will use the... line 1-2 Industrial Design With Shape Studio Internet Explorer & History Status line EEDS All Rights Reserved Unigraphics NX Getting Started The Gateway application is entered upon retrieval of an existing part or creation of a new part in Unigraphics Gateway allows for review of existing part files and the ability to obtain information on those files To create or edit objects within a file, one of the . Overview Industrial Design With Shape Studio -1 EEDS All Rights Reserved Course Overview Course Description Industrial Design with Shape Studio is a method based. . . . . Orientation Control - With Only One Guide String 8-36. . . . . Table of Contents Industrial Design With Shape Studio Unigraphics NX EEDS All