WORKSHOP 18

MODIFYING UNIGRAPHICS PARAMETERS

AND FEATURES

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Problem Description

Demonstrate how to suppress/unsuppress features.

Demonstrate how to change feature parameters.

Demonstrate the effects of changing feature parameters used in

arrays.

Demonstrate changing the number of instances in an array.

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Suggested Exercise Steps

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9.

Create a new database.

Import the Unigraphics part file.
Remove the small hole in lower left region of model.
Remove other holes.
Change the hole pattern inside the counter bore.
Change the size and radial position of the holes.
Change the number of holes.
Change the number of notches and holes back to what they were.
Quit MSC.PATRAN.

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Step 1. Create a New Database

a

Create a new database.

a. File/New.
b. Enter test2 for File name.
c. Click OK.
d. Under New Model
Preferences select Default
Tolerance.
e. Select MSC.Nastran for
Analysis Code.
f. Select Structural for
Analysis Type.
g. Click on OK.

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f
b

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Step 2. Import Unigraphics File

d
Import the Unigraphics part file.
a. File/Import
b. Set Object to Model.
c. Select Unigraphics for Source.
d. Find and select gear.prt for File
name.
e. Click on Apply.
f. Click OK on the Unigraphics
Import Summary dialogue.

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Step 3. Remove the Small Hole

a
Suppress the small hole in the
lower left region of the model.
a. Geometry : Edit/
Feature/Suppress.
b. Select the hole in the
lower left corner(as
indicated) for the
Geometric Entity List.
c. Click on Apply.

Note, both features associated

with this hole will be highlighted
under Feature list

b
c

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Step 4. Remove Other Holes

Eliminate some of the other holes

of the part.
a. Select both the top and
bottom hole in the set
adjacent to the left notch (as
indicated) using shift picking
for Geometric Entity List.
b. Click on Apply.
c. There should only be 8
holes, a single hole
corresponding to each
notch.

a
b
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Step 5. Change the Hole Pattern Inside the Counter Bore

Change the hole pattern inside the

counter bore from 4 to 5 holes.
a. Geometry : Edit/Feature/
Parameters.
b. Under the Feature List select
CIRCULAR_ARRAY(4).
c. In the Feature Parameter
Definition form click in the cell
corresponding to Number and
Definition.
d. Enter 5 for Input Parameter
Definition, and click Enter.
e. Click on OK.
f. Click on Apply.

b
e

f
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Step 6. Change the Size and Radial Position of the Holes

a
Change the size and radial
position of the holes adjacent to
the notches.
a. Geometry: Edit/Feature/
Parameters.
b. In Feature List select
SIMPLE_HOLE(8).
c. In the Feature Parameter
Definition form click in
the cell corresponding to
Diameter and Definition,
input 18 for Input
Parameter Definition. and
click Enter.
d. Click on OK.
e. Click on Apply.

c
b

e
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Step 6. Change the Size and Radial Position of the Holes

Change the radial position of the holes

lined-up with the notches.
a. Select INSTANCE[0](8)/
SIMPLE_HOLE (8) for Feature
List.
b. Click in the cell corresponding to
Positioning Dimension
Perpendicular Distance and
Definition, enter 27 for Input
Parameter Definition, and click the
Enter key.
c. Click on OK.
d. Click on Apply.

c
a

d
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Note that the holes are larger

and closer to the center.

Step 7. Change the Number of Holes

Change the number of holes adjacent to

the notches.
a. Geometry: Edit/Feature/
Parameters.
b. Under Feature List select
CIRCULAR_ARRAY(11).
c. Click in the cell corresponding to
Number and Definition. Note that
the cell does not contain a
number, but the word FixPosNr.
d. Select CIRCULAR_ARRAY(7) for
Feature List.
e. In the cell for Number and Name
notice that the same word appears
here. This means that the number
of notches equals the number of
holes.
f. Click in the cell corresponding to
Number and Definition, enter 6 for
Input Parameter Definition, and
click the Enter key.
g. Click on OK.
h. Click on Apply.
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c

b
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Step 8. Change the Number of Notches/Holes

Change the number of notches and

holes back to 8.
a. Under Feature List select
CIRCULAR_ARRAY(7).
b. Click in the cell
corresponding to Number
and Definition.
c. Enter 8 for Input Parameter
Definition, and click Enter.
d. Click on OK.
e. Click on Apply.
f. There might be a warning
message about not being
able to perform the desired
action.

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If there is a warning it suggests something

about the feature suppression state. When
attempting to do this in UG an error
message is issued that states error
updating feature.

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Step 8. Change the Number of Notches/Holes

If there is a problem it is with the holes

adjacent to the holes centered on the
notches; top and bottom holes in the figure.
Unsuppress all the adjacent holes.
Unsuppress the adjacent holes so
can change back to 8 notches and
8 centered holes..
a. Geometry: Edit/Feature/
Unsuppress
b. Feature List: select all
entries except the two with
the number 16 in the
name.
c. Apply
d. Geometry: Edit/Feature/
Parameters
e. Feature List: select
CIRCULAR_ARRAY(7)
f. Click in the cell
corresponding to Number
and Definition.
g. Input Parameter Definition:
enter 8, and click Enter
h. OK
i. Apply
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Step 9. Quit MSC.Patran

a

Quit MSC.PATRAN.
a. File / Close.

This ends this exercise.

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