Geometry features

Every geometry feature of the Geometry ribbon. Lengths are in the geometry’s length unit unless a unit is written.

Geometry

Geometry ribbon

Setting Symbol Unit Default Choices / type

Units

Length unit

m

m, mm, cm, µm, nm, km, in, ft

Angular unit

Degrees

Degrees, Radians

Advanced

Default repair tolerance

Automatic

Automatic, Relative

Block

Space dimensions: 3D · Geometry ribbon

Setting Symbol Unit Default Choices / type

Size and Shape

Width

length unit

1

Expression

Depth

length unit

1

Expression

Height

length unit

1

Expression

Position

Base

Corner

Corner, Center

x

length unit

0

Expression

y

length unit

0

Expression

z

length unit

0

Expression

Axis

Axis type

z-axis

x-axis, y-axis, z-axis, Cartesian

x

0

Expression

y

0

Expression

z

1

Expression

Rotation Angle

Rotation

deg

0

Expression

Sphere

Space dimensions: 3D · Geometry ribbon

Setting Symbol Unit Default Choices / type

Size

Radius

length unit

1

Expression

Position

x

length unit

0

Expression

y

length unit

0

Expression

z

length unit

0

Expression

Axis

Axis type

z-axis

x-axis, y-axis, z-axis, Cartesian

x

0

Expression

y

0

Expression

z

1

Expression

Rotation Angle

Rotation

deg

0

Expression

Cylinder

Space dimensions: 3D · Geometry ribbon

Setting Symbol Unit Default Choices / type

Size and Shape

Radius

length unit

1

Expression

Height

length unit

1

Expression

Position

x

length unit

0

Expression

y

length unit

0

Expression

z

length unit

0

Expression

Axis

Axis type

z-axis

x-axis, y-axis, z-axis, Cartesian

x

0

Expression

y

0

Expression

z

1

Expression

Rotation Angle

Rotation

deg

0

Expression

Cone

Space dimensions: 3D · Geometry ribbon

Setting Symbol Unit Default Choices / type

Size and Shape

Bottom radius

length unit

1

Expression

Height

length unit

1

Expression

Specify top size using

Top radius

Top radius, Semiangle

Top radius

length unit

0

Expression

Semiangle

deg

30

Expression

Position

x

length unit

0

Expression

y

length unit

0

Expression

z

length unit

0

Expression

Axis

Axis type

z-axis

x-axis, y-axis, z-axis, Cartesian

x

0

Expression

y

0

Expression

z

1

Expression

Rotation Angle

Rotation

deg

0

Expression

Torus

Space dimensions: 3D · Geometry ribbon

Setting Symbol Unit Default Choices / type

Size and Shape

Major radius

length unit

1

Expression

Minor radius

length unit

0.5

Expression

Revolution angle

deg

360

Expression

Position

x

length unit

0

Expression

y

length unit

0

Expression

z

length unit

0

Expression

Axis

Axis type

z-axis

x-axis, y-axis, z-axis, Cartesian

x

0

Expression

y

0

Expression

z

1

Expression

Rotation Angle

Rotation

deg

0

Expression

Ellipsoid

Space dimensions: 3D · Geometry ribbon

Setting Symbol Unit Default Choices / type

Size

a-semiaxis

length unit

1

Expression

b-semiaxis

length unit

0.6

Expression

c-semiaxis

length unit

0.4

Expression

Position

x

length unit

0

Expression

y

length unit

0

Expression

z

length unit

0

Expression

Axis

Axis type

z-axis

x-axis, y-axis, z-axis, Cartesian

x

0

Expression

y

0

Expression

z

1

Expression

Rotation Angle

Rotation

deg

0

Expression

Rectangle

Space dimensions: 2D, 3D · Geometry ribbon

Setting Symbol Unit Default Choices / type

Size and Shape

Width

length unit

1

Expression

Height

length unit

1

Expression

Position

Base

Corner

Corner, Center

x

length unit

0

Expression

y

length unit

0

Expression

Rotation Angle

Rotation

deg

0

Expression

Circle

Space dimensions: 2D, 3D · Geometry ribbon

Setting Symbol Unit Default Choices / type

Size and Shape

Radius

length unit

1

Expression

Sector angle

deg

360

Expression

Position

Base

Center

Corner, Center

x

length unit

0

Expression

y

length unit

0

Expression

Rotation Angle

Rotation

deg

0

Expression

Ellipse

Space dimensions: 2D, 3D · Geometry ribbon

Setting Symbol Unit Default Choices / type

Size and Shape

a-semiaxis

length unit

1

Expression

b-semiaxis

length unit

0.5

Expression

Position

x

length unit

0

Expression

y

length unit

0

Expression

Rotation Angle

Rotation

deg

0

Expression

Polygon

Space dimensions: 2D, 3D · Geometry ribbon

Setting Symbol Unit Default Choices / type

Object Type

Type

Solid

Solid, Closed curve, Open curve

Coordinates

x
Space- or comma-separated x coordinates

0 1 1 0

Text

y
Space- or comma-separated y coordinates

0 0 1 1

Text

Parametric Curve

A curve x(s), y(s); combine curves into a domain with Convert to Solid.

Space dimensions: 2D, 3D · Geometry ribbon

Setting Symbol Unit Default Choices / type

Parameter

Parameter name

s

Text

Minimum

0

Text

Maximum

1

Text

Expressions

x
In the geometry length unit; may use parameters

s

Text

y

0.1*cos(2*pi*s)

Text

Number of interpolation points
The curve is a spline through this many points (an exact polyline for 2)

60

Integer

Curve type

Interpolating spline

Interpolating spline, Polyline

Convert to Solid

Curves (and the boundaries of solids) that together close a region become one solid domain.

Space dimensions: 2D, 3D · Geometry ribbon

Setting Symbol Unit Default Choices / type

Input

Input objects

Geometry objects

Keep input objects

Off

Check box

Box Selection

Entities inside (or touching) a box. Physics, mesh and result features that use this selection keep the right entities when a parameter change renumbers the geometry.

Geometry ribbon

Setting Symbol Unit Default Choices / type

Geometric Entity Selection

Geometric entity level

Boundary

Domain, Boundary, Edge, Point

Box Limits

x minimum
Blank = unbounded; unitless numbers are in the geometry length unit

length unit

Expression

x maximum
Blank = unbounded; unitless numbers are in the geometry length unit

length unit

Expression

y minimum
Blank = unbounded; unitless numbers are in the geometry length unit

length unit

Expression

y maximum
Blank = unbounded; unitless numbers are in the geometry length unit

length unit

Expression

z minimum
Blank = unbounded; unitless numbers are in the geometry length unit

length unit

Expression

z maximum
Blank = unbounded; unitless numbers are in the geometry length unit

length unit

Expression

Output Entities

Include entity if

Entity inside box

Entity inside box, Entity intersects box

Work Plane

Selection: Boundaries · Space dimensions: 3D · Geometry ribbon

Setting Symbol Unit Default Choices / type

Plane Definition

Plane type

Quick

Quick, Face parallel

Plane

xy-plane

xy-plane, yz-plane, zx-plane, yx-plane, zy-plane, xz-plane

Planar face (boundary number)
Boundary number of the geometry built so far; the plane origin is the face centre, the normal points out

1

Integer

Offset
Coordinate along the plane normal axis (quick planes) or distance along the face normal

length unit

0

Expression

Fillet

Click the vertices to fillet in the Graphics window (numbered by position).

Selection: Points · Space dimensions: 2D, 3D · Geometry ribbon

Setting Symbol Unit Default Choices / type

Points

Vertices to fillet (point numbers, if not picked)
Point numbers of the plane geometry built so far (numbered by position, x then y)

Text

Radius

Radius

length unit

0.1

Expression

Chamfer

Click the vertices to chamfer in the Graphics window.

Selection: Points · Space dimensions: 2D, 3D · Geometry ribbon

Setting Symbol Unit Default Choices / type

Points

Vertices to chamfer (point numbers, if not picked)

Text

Distance

Distance from vertex

length unit

0.1

Expression

Extrude

Space dimensions: 3D · Geometry ribbon

Setting Symbol Unit Default Choices / type

General

Input objects

Geometry objects

Distances

Distance from work plane

length unit

1

Expression

Reverse direction

Off

Check box

General

Keep input objects

Off

Check box

Revolve

Space dimensions: 3D · Geometry ribbon

Setting Symbol Unit Default Choices / type

General

Input objects

Geometry objects

Revolution Angles

End angle

deg

360

Expression

Revolution Axis

Point on axis, xw

length unit

0

Expression

Point on axis, yw

length unit

0

Expression

Direction, xw

0

Expression

Direction, yw

1

Expression

General

Keep input objects

Off

Check box

Union

Geometry ribbon

Setting Symbol Unit Default Choices / type

Union

Input objects

Geometry objects

Keep input objects

Off

Check box

Keep interior boundaries

On

Check box

Difference

Geometry ribbon

Setting Symbol Unit Default Choices / type

Difference

Objects to add

Geometry objects

Objects to subtract

Geometry objects

Keep input objects

Off

Check box

Intersection

Geometry ribbon

Setting Symbol Unit Default Choices / type

Intersection

Input objects

Geometry objects

Keep input objects

Off

Check box

Move

Geometry ribbon

Setting Symbol Unit Default Choices / type

Input

Input objects

Geometry objects

Keep input objects

Off

Check box

Displacement

x

length unit

0

Expression

y

length unit

0

Expression

z

length unit

0

Expression

Copy

Geometry ribbon

Setting Symbol Unit Default Choices / type

Input

Input objects

Geometry objects

Displacement

x

length unit

0

Expression

y

length unit

0

Expression

z

length unit

0

Expression

Rotate

Geometry ribbon

Setting Symbol Unit Default Choices / type

Input

Input objects

Geometry objects

Keep input objects

Off

Check box

Rotation

Angle

deg

45

Expression

Axis of rotation

z-axis

x-axis, y-axis, z-axis, Cartesian

x

0

Expression

y

0

Expression

z

1

Expression

Center of Rotation

x

length unit

0

Expression

y

length unit

0

Expression

z

length unit

0

Expression

Scale

Geometry ribbon

Setting Symbol Unit Default Choices / type

Input

Input objects

Geometry objects

Keep input objects

Off

Check box

Scale Factor

Scale factor

1

Expression

Center of Scaling

x

length unit

0

Expression

y

length unit

0

Expression

z

length unit

0

Expression

Mirror

Geometry ribbon

Setting Symbol Unit Default Choices / type

Input

Input objects

Geometry objects

Keep input objects

On

Check box

Point on Plane of Reflection

x

length unit

0

Expression

y

length unit

0

Expression

z

length unit

0

Expression

Normal Vector to Plane of Reflection

x

1

Expression

y

0

Expression

z

0

Expression

Array

Geometry ribbon

Setting Symbol Unit Default Choices / type

Input

Input objects

Geometry objects

Size

x size

2

Integer

y size

1

Integer

z size

1

Integer

Displacement

x

length unit

1

Expression

y

length unit

1

Expression

z

length unit

1

Expression

Fillet

Space dimensions: 3D · Geometry ribbon

Setting Symbol Unit Default Choices / type

Input

Input object

Geometry objects

Edges

Edges (numbers, after build of input)
Edge numbers of the input object, space separated; empty = all edges

Text

Radius

Radius

length unit

0.1

Expression

Chamfer

Space dimensions: 3D · Geometry ribbon

Setting Symbol Unit Default Choices / type

Input

Input object

Geometry objects

Edges

Edges (numbers, after build of input)

Text

Distance

Distance

length unit

0.1

Expression

Import

Geometry ribbon

Setting Symbol Unit Default Choices / type

Import

Filename
STEP (.step, *.stp), IGES (.iges, .igs) or BREP (.brep) file

File

Repair imported geometry

On

Check box

Form Union/Assembly

Geometry ribbon

Setting Symbol Unit Default Choices / type

Finalize

Action
An assembly keeps the objects separate (their meshes need not match) and connects touching objects with identity pairs

Form a union

Form a union, Form an assembly

Create pairs

On

Check box

Repair tolerance (relative)

1e-6

Expression