3.1.6.4.12.  Topology search
3.1.6.4.12.3.  Topology search - Settings in detail
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3.1.6.4.12.3.  Topology search - Settings in detail
3.1.6.4.12.3.1. Size
3.1.6.4.12.3.2. Area/Volume
3.1.6.4.12.3.3. Symmetry
3.1.6.4.12.3.4. Material
3.1.6.4.12.3.5. Cylinder
3.1.6.4.12.3.6. Cone
3.1.6.4.12.3.7. Torus
3.1.6.4.12.3.8. Sphere
3.1.6.4.12.3.9. Hole
3.1.6.4.12.3.10. Rectangular Slot
3.1.6.4.12.3.11. Slotted Hole
3.1.6.4.12.3.12. Curved Slot
3.1.6.4.12.3.13. Linear Hole Pattern
3.1.6.4.12.3.14. Linear Slot Pattern
3.1.6.4.12.3.15. Linear Rectangular Slot Pattern
3.1.6.4.12.3.16. Circular Hole Pattern
3.1.6.4.12.3.17. Curved Slot Pattern
3.1.6.4.12.3.18. Distance between Planes
3.1.6.4.12.3.19. Angles between Planes

3.1.6.4.12.3.1.  Size

Search for the largest, medium and smallest dimensions of a component.

Or search for the dimension in the direction of the X, Y and Z axes.

Same object - other dimension in direction of X and Y axis.

Same object - other dimension in direction of X and Y axis.

3.1.6.4.12.3.2.  Area/Volume

With this function you can search for a part's surface and volume.

3.1.6.4.12.3.3.  Symmetry

With this function you can search for symmetries: Once for the type and in the list field with the possibility of differentiation according to "symmetric", "nearly symmetric" and "not symmetric".

  • Axis Symmetry

    Example:

    Axis symmetry 3D

    Axis symmetry 3D

    Axis symmetry 2D

    Axis symmetry 2D

  • Rotation symmetry

    Example:

    Rotation symmetry 3D

    Rotation symmetry 3D

    Rotation symmetry 2D

    Rotation symmetry 2D

  • Plane Symmetry

    Example:

    Plane symmetry 3D

    Plane symmetry 3D

    Plane symmetry 2D

    Plane symmetry 2D

3.1.6.4.12.3.4. Material

Material Thickness

With this function you can search for material thickness. This function makes sense when searching for semi-finished products, for example.

Example: 3D preview

Example: 3D preview

3.1.6.4.12.3.5.  Cylinder

With this function you can search for inner or outer cylinders or half cylinder, quarter cylinders or broadly speaking sections of cylinders.

  • Number: Number of cylinders in the searched part

  • Diameter / length [Length]:

    Example: Inner cylinder - length and diameter

    Example: Inner cylinder - length and diameter

    Example: Outer cylinder - length and diameter

    Example: Outer cylinder - length and diameter

  • Orientation:

    • Inner

    • Outer

  • Rotation angle defines the rotation around the main axis of the cylinder (in the direction of the length) in order to expand the cylinder surface. This can be used to search for partial cylinders, e.g. full cylinders (angle = 360°), half cylinders (angle = 180°), quarter cylinders (angle = 90°).

    Example inner cylinder - rotation angle 180° (half cylinder)

    Example inner cylinder - rotation angle 180° (half cylinder)

    Example outer cylinder with rotation angle 180° (half cylinder)

    Example outer cylinder with rotation angle 180° (half cylinder)

3.1.6.4.12.3.6.  Cone

With this function you can search for inner and outer cones. In the following you see the single parameters with the help of two little examples:

  • Outer cone

    Outer cone 3D

    Outer cone 3D

    Outer cone 2D

    Outer cone 2D

  • Inner cone

    Inner cone 3D

    Inner cone 3D

    Inner cone 2D

    Inner cone 2D

  • Angle of rotation defines the rotation around the main axis of the cone (in the direction of the length) in order to expand the cone surface. This can be used to search for partial cones, full cones (angle = 360°), half cones (angle = 180°), quarter cones (angle = 90°).

    Example: Inner cone - Sweep angle 90° (quarter cone)

    Example: Inner cone - Sweep angle 90° (quarter cone)

3.1.6.4.12.3.7.  Torus

With this function you can search for internal and external tori.

  • Number [Amount]: You can search for a specific number of tori (without differentiating between inner tori and outer tori or with; see next point)

  • Orientation: Inside

    Example - Part with 3 tori (Internal)

    Example - Part with 3 tori (Internal)

  • Orientation: Outside

    Example - Part with 2 tori (External)

    Example - Part with 2 tori (External)

  • Small diameter [Minor Diameter]: Displayed under topology information [Topology information] as parameter D1 (for both torus outside and torus inside [see figures above])

  • Large diameter [Major Diameter]: Displayed under topology information [Topology information] as parameter D2 (for both torus outside and torus inside [see figures above])

    Example - D2: Large diameter [Major Diameter] | D1: Small diameter [Minor Diameter] for torus outside and torus inside

    Example - D2: Large diameter [Major Diameter] | D1: Small diameter [Minor Diameter] for torus outside and torus inside

3.1.6.4.12.3.8.  Sphere

With this you can search for spheres or sections of spheres such as semi-spheres or rounded edges, for example.

  • Number: Number of balls in the searched part

  • Diameter: Ball diameter

  • Orientation:

    • Inner

      Partial sphere - Orientation: Inside

      Partial sphere - Orientation: Inside

    • Outer

      Partial sphere - Orientation: Outside

      Partial sphere - Orientation: Outside

3.1.6.4.12.3.9.  Hole

With this function you can search for holes. Amount, dimension and type can be specified.

  • Number: Number of holes in the searched part

  • Diameter / depth [Depth]

    Diameter and depth

    Diameter and depth

  • Lowering type Start:

    None

    None

    Countersink

    Countersink

    Counterbore

    Counterbore

  • Lowering type End:

    Through-hole Through-hole Through-hole Blind hole

    None

    None

    Countersink

    Countersink

    Counterbore

    Counterbore

3.1.6.4.12.3.10.  Rectangular Slot

With this function you can search for rectangular slots.

  • Number: Number of rectangular holes in the searched part

  • Length / depth [Depth] / width [Width]:

    Length and width

    Length and width

    Depth

    Depth

  • Rounding diameter [Rounding Diameter]:

3.1.6.4.12.3.11.  Slotted Hole

With this function you can search for slotted holes.

  • Number: Number of slotted holes in the searched part

  • Length / depth [Depth] / width [Width]:

    Length and width

    Length and width

    Depth

    Depth

3.1.6.4.12.3.12.  Curved Slot

With this function you can search for curved slots.

  • Number [Amount]: The curved slotted holes can appear at any position and do not have to form a pattern. If the curved slotted holes are arranged as a pattern, you can also search using the Curved slotted hole pattern [Curved Slot Pattern] function.

  • Angle: The angle is determined from the slotted hole arc segment without the final curves.

    Example: Angle 90°

    Example: Angle 90°

  • Width: Width of a curved slotted hole

    Width

    Width

  • Diameter: Center of the width of a curved slot to the center of the circle times 2

    Diameter

    Diameter

  • Depth: Depth of a curved slotted hole

    Depth

    Depth

3.1.6.4.12.3.13.  Linear Hole Pattern

With this function you can search for linear hole patterns.

  • Number: Number of patterns in the searched part

  • Number of width [Amount Width] / number of height [Amount Height]: Number of individual pattern elements in width and height

    [Note]Note

    In staggered arrangements, the elements of the staggered row are also counted.

    Example: Width = 10 elements, height = 3 elements

    Example: Width = 10 elements, height = 3 elements

    X-distance [Distance X] / Y-distance [Distance Y]:

    Distance between two pattern elements in the direction of the X and Y axes

    a) Number of widths [Amount Width] (here 10 elements as an example), b) Number of heights [Amount Height] (here 3 elements as an example), c) Hole diameter

    a) Number of widths [Amount Width] (here 10 elements as an example), b) Number of heights [Amount Height] (here 3 elements as an example), c) Hole diameter

  • Arrangement

    • Straight

      Arrangement: Straight

      Arrangement: Straight

    • Staggered

      Arrangement: Offset [Staggered]

      Arrangement: Offset [Staggered]

      [Note]Note

      For staggered patterns not the absolute distance from hole center to hole center is decisive, but the distance in direction of X and Y axis.

Hole Attributes

  • Diameter / depth [Depth]

    Diameter and depth

    Diameter and depth

  • Lowering type Start:

    None

    None

    Countersink

    Countersink

    Counterbore

    Counterbore

  • Lowering type End:

    Through-hole Through-hole Through-hole Blind hole

    None

    None

    Countersink

    Countersink

    Counterbore

    Counterbore

3.1.6.4.12.3.14.  Linear Slot Pattern

With this function you can search for linear slot patterns.

a) Number of widths [Amount Width] (here 6 elements as an example), b) Number of heights [Amount Height] (here 4 elements as an example), c) Hole length [Hole Length], d) Hole width [Hole Width]

a) Number of widths [Amount Width] (here 6 elements as an example), b) Number of heights [Amount Height] (here 4 elements as an example), c) Hole length [Hole Length], d) Hole width [Hole Width]

  • Number: Number of patterns in the searched part

  • Number of width [Amount Width] / number of height [Amount Height]: Number of individual pattern elements in width and height

    [Note]Note

    In staggered arrangements, the elements of the staggered row are also counted.

    Example: Width = 9 elements, height = 3 elements

    Example: Width = 9 elements, height = 3 elements

    X-distance [Distance X] / Y-distance [Distance Y]:

    Distance between two pattern elements in the direction of the X and Y axes

  • Arrangement

    • Straight

      Arrangement: Straight

      Arrangement: Straight

    • Staggered

      Arrangement: Offset [Staggered]

      Arrangement: Offset [Staggered]

      [Note]Note

      For staggered patterns not the absolute distance from hole center to hole center is decisive, but the distance in direction of X and Y axis.

Slotted Hole Attributes

  • Length / width [Width]: Length and width of a single slot (see above)

  • Depth:

    Hole depth

    Hole depth

3.1.6.4.12.3.15.  Linear Rectangular Slot Pattern

With this function you can search for linear rectangular slot patterns.

a) Number of widths [Amount Width] (here 4 elements as an example), b) Number of heights [Amount Height] (here 4 elements as an example), c) Hole length [Hole Length], d) Hole width [Hole Width]

a) Number of widths [Amount Width] (here 4 elements as an example), b) Number of heights [Amount Height] (here 4 elements as an example), c) Hole length [Hole Length], d) Hole width [Hole Width]

  • Number: Number of patterns in the searched part

  • Number of width [Amount Width] / number of height [Amount Height]: Number of individual pattern elements in width and height

    [Note]Note

    In staggered arrangements, the elements of the staggered row are also counted.

    Example: Width = 6 elements, height = 3 elements

    Example: Width = 6 elements, height = 3 elements

    X-distance [Distance X] / Y-distance [Distance Y]:

    Distance between two pattern elements in the direction of the X and Y axes

  • Arrangement

    • Straight

      Arrangement: Straight

      Arrangement: Straight

    • Staggered

      Arrangement: Offset [Staggered]

      Arrangement: Offset [Staggered]

      [Note]Note

      For staggered patterns not the absolute distance from hole center to hole center is decisive, but the distance in direction of X and Y axis.

Rectangular Slot Attributes

  • Number: Number of patterns in the searched part

  • Length / width [Width]: Length and width of a single slot (see above)

  • Depth:

    Hole depth

    Hole depth

  • Rounding diameter [Rounding Diameter]:

3.1.6.4.12.3.16.  Circular Hole Pattern

With this function you can search for circular hole patterns.

  • Number: Number of patterns in the searched part

  • Diameter

    Pattern diameter

    Pattern diameter

  • Angle:

    Angle between two adjacent pattern elements (in the above example 45°, which results in 8 positions in a complete pattern)

    [Note]Note

    The angle specification refers to an angle between two adjacent elements in a complete pattern. In the following figure, nevertheless, in any case the angle is 45°.

Hole Attributes

  • Diameter:

    Hole diameter

    Hole diameter

  • Depth:

    Hole depth

    Hole depth

  • Lowering type Start:

    None

    None

    Countersink

    Countersink

    Counterbore

    Counterbore

  • Lowering type End:

    Through-hole Through-hole Through-hole Blind hole

    None

    None

    Countersink

    Countersink

    Counterbore

    Counterbore

3.1.6.4.12.3.17.  Curved Slot Pattern

With this function you can search for curved slot patterns.

  • Number: Number of patterns in the searched part

  • Angle: Angle between two neighboring pattern elements (30° in the following illustration), which results in 12 positions in a complete pattern)

    [Note]Note

    The angle specification refers to an angle between two adjacent elements in a complete pattern. In the following figure, nevertheless, in any case the angle is 30°.

    Example: Pattern with 2 positions

    Example: Pattern with 2 positions

Curved Slot Attributes

  • Diameter: Center of the width of a curved slot to center point times 2

    Diameter

    Diameter

  • Depth: Depth of a curved slotted hole

    Depth

    Depth

  • Width:

    Width

    Width

  • Rotation angle: The angle is determined from the slotted arch segment without the final roundings.

    Example: Angle 90°

    Example: Angle 90°

3.1.6.4.12.3.18.  Distance between Planes

With this function you can search for distances between planes within a part.

3.1.6.4.12.3.19.  Angles between Planes

With this function you can search for angles between two planes. Decisive is always the inner angle.

Example: Hexagon nut 3D

Example: Hexagon nut 3D

Example: Hexagon nut 2D

Example: Hexagon nut 2D

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