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How to 'explode' a solid (#308)
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rojharris  
#1 Posted : Friday, June 1, 2007 9:27:51 AM(UTC)
rojharris

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Hi There,

I have a problem with 'opening up' a solid. for eg

I have a simple cylinder which I have shelled. I then want to remove the top face of the resultant solid so I can re-size, non-proportionally, the inner surface, then re-stitch it all back together. Can I do this in ViaCAD. Is there a way to 'explode' the faces of a solid, edit them, and stich 'em back?

actually this is to scale the inner surface of a bottle so it's thicker at bottom, but the cylinder example illustrates the problem easier.

thanks
Roger
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jlm  
#2 Posted : Friday, June 1, 2007 9:33:25 AM(UTC)
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To explode a solid, go to : Edit menu---Change object type---Surfaces

To change the thickness of a selected shell element, go to the history tree (tab in layer palette), select the shell feature, and change in the info dialog (data).
Hope it helps,
JL
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rojharris  
#3 Posted : Friday, June 1, 2007 10:59:19 AM(UTC)
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Hi JL,

Yes thanks, that help a lot! Exactly what I was after.

Roger
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lebeau  
#4 Posted : Tuesday, June 5, 2007 9:59:10 AM(UTC)
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In Concepts Unlimited you can modify each surface thickness independently with the concept explorer. I'm not sure about Viacad.
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