KOMPAS-3D v23

In KOMPAS-3D, it is possible to plot a contour using the existing objects of the model. You can use the following objects:

•3D curves,

•edges of solids or surfaces,

•Lines with the style Primary or segments of such lines, obtained as a result of intersection with other lines with the style Primary,

•previously created contours.

The contour is built by the Contour command.

Step-by-step instructions

1.Select the contour type by pressing the corresponding button in the Type group of the Parameters Panel. The following options are available.

Auto Determination of Type (default option) — the type of contour is automatically determined by the system depending on the specified objects for constructing the contour,

Arbitrary contour — may include objects of varying types in any combinations.

Contour on face — a contour consisting of the edges of a single face,

Sketch contour — a contour consisting of lines of a single sketch.

More details on contour types...

2.Check which method of passing nonbranching nodes is set in the operation (nonbranching nodes are considered to be points where only two objects meet).

By default, the operation has automatic processing of nonbranching nodes enabled — the switch Method of passing nonbranching nodes is set to Automatically. This means that when you specify an object included in the contour, the object itself and the neighboring objects/chains of objects connected by nonbranching nodes are selected.

If you need to manually specify each object of the contour, set this toggle switch to Manually.

More details on methods of passing nonbranching nodes...

3.Specify objects that the contour will consist of. You may select objects depending on the specified type of the contour.
When specifying the objects, two conditions must be met: the created contour must be continuous, and there should be no self-intersections.
The names of specified objects are displayed in the Objects field of the Parameters toolbar.

For more details on selecting objects...

After specifying objects, a phantom contour appears in the graphic area. The initial vertex of the contour is determined by the system. It is marked on the phantom with an arrow of plotting direction.

4.If needed, you can plot a contour at a certain offset from the specified curves. To do this, press Equidistant Curve button to the right of the field Objects. Will be started the process of building an equidistant curve. Complete the necessary steps for the plotting process and press Create Object . The system will go back to creating the contour.

5.If necessary, you can change the direction of the contour construction by pressing the Change Direction button located to the right of the Objects field.

6.You can plot fillets at the points of connection of the contour segments.

7.If you need to hide the original curves used to plot the contour, please enable the Hide original curves option.

8.You cat set the name, the color and the display parameters of the contour. To do that, use the Properties section.

9.To complete the contour construction, click Create object button.
A contour appears in the graphic area, and its icon in the Construction Tree .

10.To complete the operation, click the Finish button.