Creating Webs

You can create a web as a main feature or a surfacic web.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin: Create a plane, a closed sketch or a surface (a planar, ruled or double curvature surface).
See Also
Creating a Web Using Limits

Create Webs as Main Features

You can create web as main features.

  1. From the Model section of the action bar, click Web .
  2. In the Support box, select the support geometry.
    Important: A closed surface cannot be selected as a support of a web because at least one tear wire is needed to unfold the surface.


    The material direction is displayed perpendicularly to the geometrical support. You can reverse the direction by clicking the arrow or Invert Material Side .

  3. In the Boundary box, select the elements that limit the support geometry.

    This options applies only in the case of an open geometry.

    Warning: The elements must be selected consecutively.
  4. Click OK.


    Important: In hybrid context, even though a web is created with several features, none are aggregated under the web in the specification tree. Yet, if you open a part created in a previous release, the tree will be displayed accordingly to the previous behavior. For more information about Hybrid Design, see Part Design User's Guide : Hybrid Design.

Create Surfacic Webs

You can create surfacic webs.

  1. From the Model section of the action bar, click Web .
  2. Select an extrude feature as a Support of the web.
  3. Select a Reference wire and an Invariant point as reference elements to unfold the web.
    Important: The reference wire must be located on one of the limits (if any) and the invariant point must be located on the reference wire.


    While defining the reference wire, you can select an extrusion: the intersection between this extrusion and the web support will be considered as the reference wire.

  4. In the Boundary box, select the elements that limit the support geometry.
    A preview of the web (in red) and a preview of the unfolded web (in white) appear. If the white preview do not appear, you have to select another reference wire or invariant point.
    Notes:
    • The selection of limits is optional if you want the web to have the same dimensions and shape as the support.
    • While defining the limits of the support geometry, you can select an extrusion: the intersection between this extrusion and the web support will be considered as the limit.
  5. Click OK.


    Important:
    • The supporting surface of a surfacic web must be ruled and have a tangency continuity.
    • The minimum curvature radius of the faces of the web must be significantly high compared to the height of the surfacic flange to be able to build it.