KOMPAS-3D v23

For constructing a sphere, use the Sphere command .

Step-by-step instructions

1.Select the operation resultby clicking the required button in the Result group on the Parameter Panel:

Merging,

New solid,

Subtraction,

Intersection.

For the Merging, Subtraction, and Intersection options, you can configure operation application area in the Application Area section.

2.A phantom of the sphere with the base element is displayed in the graphic area. Specify the position of the sphere's reference point in the group Position and the orientation of its coordinate system axes in the group Orientation. These actions are similar to the assignment of LSC position in the model and are described in the LCS position and LCS orientationsections.

You can change position of an object in the graphic area using a base element.

The position of the sphere can also be specified by indicating a flat face/plane or circle/arc in the Design Tree or in the graphics area. The name of the object is displayed in the Snap point field.

•If a flat face or a plane is specified, the reference point of the sphere is constructed at the location of the object indication. In the Snap Point field, the method of plotting the point is displayed is On Surface. The Z axis is oriented perpendicular to the specified face/plane.

•If an edge, a sketch curve, or a spatial curve in the form of a circle/arc is indicated, the reference point is constructed at the center of the circle. In the Snap Point field, the method In Center is displayed. The Z axis is oriented perpendicular to the plane of the circle/arc. In this case the diameter of the sphere is set equal to the diameter of the circle/arc.

An associative link is formed between the selected object and the sphere, thanks to which the sphere will follow the object when its position changes.

3.Specify the diameter of sphere.

4.Click Create Object to complete the construction.

5.To complete operation of the command, click Finish .

After plotting is completed, a sphere will appear in the model, and its icon in the Model Tree.

Additional parameters of elementary bodies

Tips

•The diameter value of the sphere can be changed in the graphical area of the model using a defining point.

•To set linear parameters of the operation, you can use the geometrical calculator.

•You can assign tolerances to the values of the operation parameters expressed in linear values. To do this, run the Tolerance command in the required parameter menu. More details on assigning tolerance...

See Also

Elementary Bodies