This task shows you how to project external curves to constrain them.
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Open the Sample28.CATAnalysis document from the samples directory.
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Enter the Surface Mesher workshop.
For more details, refer to Entering the Surface Mesher Workshop.
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Click Project External Curve
in the Local Specifications toolbar.The External Curve Constraint dialog box appears:
- Support: lets you select the curves you want to
project.
Multi-selection of curves is available.
- Geometry Selector button
:
for more details, refer to
Filtering Geometries. - Tolerance: lets you specify the tolerance value.
The Tools Palette toolbar also appears.
- Support: lets you select the curves you want to
project.
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Select one or several geometric curves as Support.
In this particular example, select Geometrical Set.1 in the specification tree.
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Enter a Tolerance value.
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Click OK.
A Projected Curve.1 object belonging to Geometry Specifications.1 appears in the specification tree under the Surface Mesh.1 mesh part.
The selected curves are now yellow-highlighted and the points at the intersection of constrained curves are red-highlighted. They are constrained.
If the projected curve encounters boundary edges (for example the edge of a hole), the projected curve is going through the boundary edges.
In the following example, the red line is selected to be projected.
The resulting projected curve is split into three curves:
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Click Mesh the Part
to launch the mesh execution. -
Click OK in the Mesh the Part dialog box.
