Using the "Fill" Functionality within Ansys Discovery and SpaceClaim
Hello. Today, I am going to demonstrate the Fill function within Ansys Discovery. Please note that this functionality works exactly the same in SpaceClaim as it features a very similar menu.
2D Applications
Our first example involves a 2D sheet with a punched hole, possibly for meshing purposes. We want to close this hole. Here's how:
- Under the Design button, click Fill.
- Mark the curve.
- Hit Complete.
This process will close the hole for us.
Another example with a 2D object involves selecting two curves:
- Hold the Control button and select the two curves.
- Click Fill.
This will connect the region and add it to the surface geometry.
3D Applications
Let's move on to some three-dimensional applications of the Fill function:
- Select the surface.
- Use the Pull tool, select Cut, and carve the piece out of the solid block.
- To move this piece back to a prism shape, select the two faces.
- Click Fill to fill up the volume.
Removing Unnecessary Rounds and Blends
If you have rounds or blends in your model that you do not need, you can:
- Click on the surfaces of the rounds or blends.
- Click Fill to fill in the volume and remove the round.
This can also be achieved by clicking the surface and hitting Delete. In this sense, the Fill function sometimes works as a delete function.
Conclusion
This concludes our brief presentation today. Thank you for your attention.
Hello. I am going to show the "Fill" functionality within Ansys Discovery today. Please note that this will also work exactly the same for SpaceClaim as it has a very similar menu. Our first example is on a 2D sheet. We have a punched hole, maybe for meshing purposes. We want to close this.
So what we can do is under the Design button, we click "Fill," and now we're going to mark the curve and then we're going to hit "Complete." So what it's going to do is it's going to close that hole for us.
Another example with a 2D object is this time I'm going to select the two curves by holding the Control button, and now when I hit "Fill," it simply is going to connect that region and add it to the surface geometry.
Let's move on to some three-dimensional applications of "Fill." So first, I'm going to select the surface, pull it, select "Cut," and then I'm going to essentially carve this piece out of the solid block.
If I go back to our "Fill" function, if I were to now, if I wanted to move this piece back to Prism, I can select these two faces. And when I hit "Fill," it's going to fill up the volume. Finally, I'd also like to show if you have some rounds, blends that you do not need in your model.
You can go click those surfaces, click "Fill," and again, this is going to fill in the volume and get rid of the round. This can also be done if you go back; you can click the surface and hit "Delete." So, "Fill" in a sense, sometimes works as "Delete." This concludes our brief presentation today.
Thank you.
