3.1.6.4.12.3.  Topology search - Settings in detail

3.1.6.4.12.3.1.  Size

Search for greatest, middle and smallest dimension of a part.

Or search for the dimension in the direction of X-, Y and Zaxis.

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.

  • Amount: Amount of cylinders in the searched part

  • Diameter / 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

  • Sweep angle defines the rotation around the cylinder's main axis (in direction of length), which spans the cylinder surface. With this you can search for cylindrical sections, e.g. full cylinder (angle = 360°), half cylinder (angle = 180°), quarter cylinder (angle = 90°).

    Example of inner cylinder - Sweep angle 180° (half cylinder)

    Example of inner cylinder - Sweep angle 180° (half cylinder)

    Example of outer cylinder - Sweep angle 180° (half cylinder)

    Example of outer cylinder - Sweep 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

  • Sweep angle defines the rotation around the cone's main axis (in direction of length), which spans the cone's surface. With this you can search for sections of cones, e.g. full cone (angle = 360°), half cone (angle = 180°), quarter cone (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.

  • Amount: You can search for a certain number of tori (with or without distinction of internal or external tori; see next point)

  • Orientation: Internal

    Example - Part with 3 tori (Internal)

    Example - Part with 3 tori (Internal)

  • Orientation: External

    Example - Part with 2 tori (External)

    Example - Part with 2 tori (External)

  • Minor Diameter: Under Topology information, displayed as parameter D1 (both at Torus External and Torus Internal [compare figures above])

  • Major Diameter: Under Topology information, displayed as parameter D2 (both at Torus External and Torus Internal [compare figures above])

    Example - D2: Major Diameter | D1: Minor Diameter at Torus External and Torus Internal

    Example - D2: Major Diameter | D1: Minor Diameter at Torus External and Torus Internal

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.

  • Amount: Amount of spheres in the searched part

  • Diameter: Sphere diameter

  • Orientation:

    • Inner

      Section of sphere - Orientation: Inner

      Section of sphere - Orientation: Inner

    • Outer

      Section of sphere - Orientation: Outer

      Section of sphere - Orientation: Outer

3.1.6.4.12.3.9.  Hole

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

  • Amount: Amount of holes in the searched part

  • Diameter / Depth

    Diameter and depth

    Diameter and depth

  • Counterbore Type Start:

    None

    None

    Countersink

    Countersink

    Counterbore

    Counterbore

  • Counterbore 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.

  • Amount: Amount of rectangular slots in the searched part

  • Length / Depth / Width:

    Length and width

    Length and width

    Depth

    Depth

  • Rounding Diameter:

3.1.6.4.12.3.11.  Slotted Hole

With this function you can search for slotted holes.

  • Amount: Amount of slotted holes in the searched part

  • Length / Depth / 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.

  • Amount: The curved slots can appear at any position and don't have to form a pattern. If the curved slots are arranged as pattern, you can also search with the Curved Slot Pattern function.

  • Angle: The angle is calculated from the slot's circular arc segment without the slot's rounding at the beginning and end.

    Example: Angle 90°

    Example: Angle 90°

  • Width: Width of a curved slot

    Width

    Width

  • Diameter: Distance from the middle of the width of a curved slot to the center of the circle times 2

    Diameter

    Diameter

  • Depth: Depth of a curved slot

    Depth

    Depth

3.1.6.4.12.3.13.  Linear Hole Pattern

With this function you can search for linear hole patterns.

  • Amount: Amount of patterns in the searched part

  • Amount Width / Amount Height: Number of 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

    Distance X / Distance Y:

    Distance between two pattern elements in direction of X and Y axis

    a) Amount Width (here exemplarily 10 elements), b) Amount Height (here exemplarily 3 elements), c) Hole diameter

    a) Amount Width (here exemplarily 10 elements), b) Amount Height (here exemplarily 3 elements), c) Hole diameter

  • Arrangement

    • Straight

      Arrangement: Straight

      Arrangement: Straight

    • Staggered

      Arrangement: Staggered

      Arrangement: 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

    Diameter and depth

    Diameter and depth

  • Counterbore Type Start:

    None

    None

    Countersink

    Countersink

    Counterbore

    Counterbore

  • Counterbore 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) Amount Width (here exemplarily 6 elements), b) Amount Height (here exemplarily 4 elements), c) Hole Length, d) Hole Width

a) Amount Width (here exemplarily 6 elements), b) Amount Height (here exemplarily 4 elements), c) Hole Length, d) Hole Width

  • Amount: Amount of patterns in the searched part

  • Amount Width / Amount Height: Number of 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

    Distance X / Distance Y:

    Distance between two pattern elements in direction of X and Y axis

  • Arrangement

    • Straight

      Arrangement: Straight

      Arrangement: Straight

    • Staggered

      Arrangement: Staggered

      Arrangement: 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: Length and width of a single slotted hole (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) Amount Width (here exemplarily 4 elements), b) Amount Height (here exemplarily 4 elements), c) Hole Length, d) Hole Width

a) Amount Width (here exemplarily 4 elements), b) Amount Height (here exemplarily 4 elements), c) Hole Length, d) Hole Width

  • Amount: Amount of patterns in the searched part

  • Amount Width / Amount Height: Amount of 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

    Distance X / Distance Y:

    Distance between two pattern elements in direction of X and Y axis

  • Arrangement

    • Straight

      Arrangement: Straight

      Arrangement: Straight

    • Staggered

      Arrangement: Staggered

      Arrangement: 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

  • Amount: Amount of patterns in the searched part

  • Length / Width: Length and width of a single slotted hole (see above)

  • Depth:

    Hole depth

    Hole depth

  • Rounding Diameter:

3.1.6.4.12.3.16.  Circular Hole Pattern

With this function you can search for circular hole patterns.

  • Amount: Amount 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

  • Counterbore Type Start:

    None

    None

    Countersink

    Countersink

    Counterbore

    Counterbore

  • Counterbore 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.

  • Amount: Amount of patterns in the searched part

  • Angle: Angle between adjacent pattern elements (in following figure 30°), for a complete pattern this results in 12 positions)

    [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: Distance from the middle of the width of a curved slot to the center of the circle times 2

    Diameter

    Diameter

  • Depth: Depth of a curved slot

    Depth

    Depth

  • Width:

    Width

    Width

  • Sweep angle: The angle is calculated from the slot's circular arc segment without the slot's rounding at the beginning and end.

    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