Challenge

10. BASE BRACKET DESIGN IN CATIA.

Base Bracket Design

STEPS INVOLVED IN BASE BRACKET DESIGN

1. CHECK THE CONTINUITY OF GIVEN CLASS-A SURFACE USING "BOUNDRY" OR "JOIN" COMMAND.

NOTE THAT IF BOUNDRY COMMAND WORKS THERE IS DIS-CONTINUITY PRESENT. FOR THE FOLLOWING CLASS

A,IT HAS THREE BOUNDARIES , ONE OUTER WITH TWO INNER CIRCLE'S, AS THERE IS NO DISCONTINUITY SO

OUR FISRT CHECK IS COMPLETE.

2. FINDING TOOLING AXIS & IT'S CREATION.

THE TOOLING AXIS IS THE DIRECTION IN WHICH THE MOULD OPEN & CLOSES. THE FIRST OPTION IS TO GO WITH

CHECKING VISUALLY,OR YOU MAY CREATE A TOOLING AXIS IN THE DIRECTION OF HOLE OR TO A NORMAL SURFACE.

BISECTING METHOD IS BASICALLY USE TO FIND THE PROPER TOOLING AXIS USING DUMY TOOLING AXIS. IN THIS

METHOD,BISECTING LINE IS USED WHICH EITHER BISECTS THE TWO LINE OR IT WILL SHOW ERROR WHICH MEANS THE

TWO LINES ARE PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER. IN ORDER TO KNOW THE PARTICULAR SURFACE IS TOOLABLE OR NOT WE

INTERSECT THE SURFACE WITH THE RESPECTIVE PLANE AND GET A SKETCH THAT CONSISTS OF TWO LINES AND WITH

THE HELP OF BISECTING LINE OPTION WE BISECT THE LINE WHICH CREATES A LINE AT THE MIDPOINT OF TWO

LINES.LIKEWISE, WE CREATE TOOLING CLEARING AXIS FOR X & Y WHICH WILL BE USED TO CREATE THE MAIN TOOLING

AXIS USING THE BISECTING LINE OPTION.

FINAL CLOSED SOLID BODY USING CLOSE SURFACE ( ISOMETRIC VIEW)

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