[Other] Torus in spaceclaim

Grigor Nikolov · April 23, 2018, 06:11

I need some help how to create shell torus in spaceclaim with 0 thickness

help in advance

regards

bonndchris28 · April 23, 2018, 06:18

I believe it is not possible to create a single closed surface in SpaceClaim, as it would get automatically converted into a solid. You could make a small hole in the surface so it is not completely closed.

Grigor Nikolov · April 23, 2018, 06:20

tnx for quick reply

i hope a good old designmodeler will help me
regards

vasava · April 23, 2018, 08:36

Could you try these two options and see if any of it works:

Create the solid and save the file as .stl. Make a new design and read the stl file. You should get the surface you need.
Create the solid. Go to the Facets tab and click Shrinkwrap. This should convert 3D model in to a coarse meshed surface.
You can adjust smoothness of surface by using smooth option in adjust sub-tab.

Grigor Nikolov · April 24, 2018, 04:38

Nope
according to my experience and by using of your hint is not possible to achieve 0 thickness

regards

Gert-Jan · April 24, 2018, 04:45

It works if you can live with a torus that consists of 2 surfaces.
1) create a torus
2) split it in half
3) right click on one of the surfaces and select detach

Then you end up with 2 surface bodies (of zero thickness) that span up 1 torus. Isn't that suitable?

Grigor Nikolov · April 24, 2018, 04:50

I did it by pulling two arcs around the same axis then share topology.....
it is not the best solution but it worked

Grigor Nikolov · April 24, 2018, 04:53

For structural analysis it is not suitable

Gert-Jan · April 24, 2018, 05:04

ICEM works with points lines and surfaces. So, if you import a Spaceclaim solid of a torus into ICEM, you end up with a single surface. Then you can export it as a stl or iges file.
Haven't tried it but you can........

Grigor Nikolov · April 24, 2018, 05:06

designmodeler solved the problem

April 23, 2018, 06:11	Torus in spaceclaim	#1
Grigor Nikolov Member Grigor Nikolov Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 36 Rep Power: 13	I need some help how to create shell torus in spaceclaim with 0 thickness help in advance regards

April 23, 2018, 08:36		#4
vasava Senior Member Paritosh Vasava Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Lappeenranta, Finland Posts: 732 Rep Power: 22	Could you try these two options and see if any of it works: Create the solid and save the file as .stl. Make a new design and read the stl file. You should get the surface you need. Create the solid. Go to the Facets tab and click Shrinkwrap. This should convert 3D model in to a coarse meshed surface. You can adjust smoothness of surface by using smooth option in adjust sub-tab.

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April 23, 2018, 06:18		#2
bonndchris28 New Member Bond Chris Join Date: May 2017 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 8	I believe it is not possible to create a single closed surface in SpaceClaim, as it would get automatically converted into a solid. You could make a small hole in the surface so it is not completely closed.

April 23, 2018, 06:20		#3
Grigor Nikolov Member Grigor Nikolov Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 36 Rep Power: 13	tnx for quick reply i hope a good old designmodeler will help me regards

April 24, 2018, 04:38		#5
Grigor Nikolov Member Grigor Nikolov Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 36 Rep Power: 13	Nope according to my experience and by using of your hint is not possible to achieve 0 thickness regards

April 24, 2018, 04:45		#6
Gert-Jan Senior Member Gert-Jan Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Europe Posts: 1,827 Rep Power: 27	It works if you can live with a torus that consists of 2 surfaces. 1) create a torus 2) split it in half 3) right click on one of the surfaces and select detach Then you end up with 2 surface bodies (of zero thickness) that span up 1 torus. Isn't that suitable?

April 24, 2018, 04:50		#7
Grigor Nikolov Member Grigor Nikolov Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 36 Rep Power: 13	I did it by pulling two arcs around the same axis then share topology..... it is not the best solution but it worked

April 24, 2018, 04:53		#8
Grigor Nikolov Member Grigor Nikolov Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 36 Rep Power: 13	For structural analysis it is not suitable

April 24, 2018, 05:04		#9
Gert-Jan Senior Member Gert-Jan Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Europe Posts: 1,827 Rep Power: 27	ICEM works with points lines and surfaces. So, if you import a Spaceclaim solid of a torus into ICEM, you end up with a single surface. Then you can export it as a stl or iges file. Haven't tried it but you can........

April 24, 2018, 05:06		#10
Grigor Nikolov Member Grigor Nikolov Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 36 Rep Power: 13	designmodeler solved the problem