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SCDM-Intro Workshop01A Basics

The workshop provides an introduction to ANSYS SpaceClaim Direct Modeler, covering basics such as launching the software, navigating menus, and using the Ribbon Toolbar. Participants will learn geometry creation, file handling, and how to manipulate the structure tree. The session emphasizes the direct modeling approach, allowing for independent object manipulation without a recorded history.

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SCDM-Intro Workshop01A Basics

The workshop provides an introduction to ANSYS SpaceClaim Direct Modeler, covering basics such as launching the software, navigating menus, and using the Ribbon Toolbar. Participants will learn geometry creation, file handling, and how to manipulate the structure tree. The session emphasizes the direct modeling approach, allowing for independent object manipulation without a recorded history.

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Workshop 1A:

Basics

Introduction to ANSYS
SpaceClaim Direct Modeler

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Overview

In this workshop we will learn about:


• Launching SCDM
• Navigating through the Menus
• Exploring the Ribbon Toolbar
• Structure Tree
• File Handling

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Objectives
• Start SpaceClaim in standalone mode and from Workbench
• Become acquainted with geometry creation basics
• Become acquainted with the structure tree
• Import geometry within current component and as a new component

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Starting up SCDM and Navigating
Launch SCDM and open the file ‘pipe.scdoc’
• Do this in standalone mode

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Starting up SCDM and Navigating Continued…
Launch SCDM and open the file ‘pipe.scdoc’
• Do this as part of a Workbench workflow

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Exploring the Ribbon Toolbar
Familiarize yourself with the Ribbon Toolbar – try the following:
• Rotate, translate, and zoom in on the pipe
– “Spin”, “Pan”, and “Zoom” controls (look for the “Orient” section in the “Design” tab)
– Now try with just the middle mouse button and “Control” key
– Return to “Isometric” view (from the purple cube drop-down list)
• Experiment with some of the other “Orient” features

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Exploring the Ribbon Toolbar Continued…
Familiarize yourself with the Ribbon Toolbar – try the following:
• Measure the length of the pipe
– Use the “Measure” tool in the “Inspect” section of the “Measure” tab
– Use “Control+Click” to select both annular faces at the end of the pipe

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Structure Tree
SCDM is a direct modeler and each object in the structure tree is independent of others
• Click “Solid” in the structure tree and duplicate it (“Control-C” followed by “Control-V”)
• Rotate pipe by 90 degrees (triple-click the pipe in graphics window to select solid instead of
surface, select “Move” from ribbon toolbar, click the red arrow to rotate about x-axis)
• Note that:
– We have 2 solid bodies and 1 surface body in the structure tree
– The rotation is not recorded in the tree
– The order in the tree does not matter (try dragging
the surface between the two solids in the tree)
– This is in contrast to a history-based tool
like Design Modeler

Red corresponds to
rotation axis
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Structure Tree (continued)
Body operations are not included in the structure tree (the essence of a direct modeler)
• Delete the surface and combine the two pipes into one body (“Combine” tool in the “Design”
tab)
– There is now 1 body in the tree
• Put rounds on the outer diameter edge loops (from either the mini toolbar or the options panel)
– Note that again, this operation is not recorded in the tree

Pop-up mini toolbar

Options panel mini


toolbar

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File Operations
Different SCDM projects can be dragged and dropped into one another
• Save the current SCDM project as “pipe_final.scdoc”
• Drag and drop the original “pipe.scdoc” into the graphics window
– Delete the surface body from the tree and rotate the added solid -45 (or +315) degrees about the x-axis as
shown

This provides ease of use when working with assemblies

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File Operations (continued)
CAD files of many formats can be dragged and dropped into a current SC session, not
just “*.scdoc” files!
• Locate the Parasolid file “cad_c_car.x_b”
• Drag and drop “cad_c_car.x_b” into the top toolbar instead of the graphics window
Drag and drop up here

New design tab

– Note that this opens the car model into a new design tab rather than the existing one
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