What is thickness analysis?
Use Thickness Analysis to: Identify thick and thin regions of a part (especially for plastic parts and castings) Determine portions of a part that are equal to a specified target thickness. Assess potential failure regions or design flaws.
How do you do a thickness analysis in Catia?
CATPart document.
- Click Wall Thickness Analysis in the Analysis toolbar. The Wall Thickness Analysis dialog box is displayed.
- Select the body of interest. …
- Keep Sphere as the computation method. …
- Keep Tolerance as the parameter defining the calculation precision you want. …
- Enter the value to define the tolerance you want.
How do I change the thickness of a part in Solidworks?
Click Thicken on the Features toolbar, or click Insert > Boss/Base > Thicken. Examine the preview, and select the side of the surface you want to thicken, as shown below. Enter the Thickness . Note that when you select Thicken Both Sides , it adds the Thickness you specify to both sides.
How do you make a part thinner in Solidworks?
You can scale a part or surface model about its centroid, the model origin, or a coordinate system. To scale a solid or surface model: In a part document, click Scale (Features toolbar) or Insert > Features > Scale . Set options in the PropertyManager.
How do you mirror a thickened surface in Solidworks?
To mirror a feature: Do one of the following: In a part, click Mirror (Features toolbar) or Insert > Pattern/Mirror > Mirror. In an assembly, click Assembly Features (Assembly tab on the CommandManager) and click Mirror , or click Insert > Assembly Feature > Mirror.
How do you use boundary surfaces in Solidworks?
To create a boundary surface feature, click Boundary Surface (Surface toolbar) or Insert > Surface > Boundary Surface, set the PropertyManager options, then click . Curve callouts colors match those used in the PropertyManager. Click callouts to change the Tangent Type.
How do I fill a surface in Solidworks?
To create a filled surface, click Filled Surface on the Surfaces toolbar, or click Insert > Surface > Fill, set the PropertyManager options, and click OK .