Impeller: This single body part starts as a multi-body and shows how to use body patterns to control geometry in ways that feature patterns can’t always do. This part includes two body patterns, surface cuts, helix curves and a Combine feature. This part also highlights the use of “Feature Scope” to control which bodies are affected by surface cuts. Download this file to see how to use multi-bodies to create this more challenging blade geometry.
Download: Impeller
Complexity: Complex
Features: Surface cuts, helix curves, combine feature, Feature Scope
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DraftSight Download: In conjunction with DraftSight, Dassault Systèmes’ 2D CAD product, the 2D drawing(.dwg) file of the Impeller is now available for download here.
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