Creating a Dimple Function

You can create a dimple on a given surface.

Before you begin: Insert a surfacic functional set.
Note: A dimple function cannot be used as a cut function, it must be a trimming operation such as stiffener, protected zone or contact.
See Also
Defining Functional Properties
  1. From the Design section of the action bar, click Dimple Function .
    The Dimple Function Definition dialog box is displayed.
    Tip: This dialog box is interactive: it is dynamically updated each time you modify an option to represent how the chosen options will influence the result. The blue star near the option name means that it is a mandatory input.
  2. Select the reference point as the center of the dimple.
    Important: This point should not lie on the surface.
  3. Optional: Select the Projection Direction, i.e. the direction used to project the reference point onto the support.
    If it is not valuated, the normal to support default direction is used, i.e. the reference point is projected using a normal direction onto the support.
  4. Optional: Define the Draft Direction, i.e. the direction for the dimple orientation.
    If it is not valuated, the draft is computed normally to the support surface.
  5. Optional: Define the other parameters:


    • Height: defines the height between the support and the top of the created dimple.
    • Radius: defines the radius of the top face of the dimple.
    • Draft Angle: defines the angle between the draft direction or the support surface and the lateral faces.
    • Intersection Fillet: defines the radius of the fillet created on the edges between the bead and the surface. If no radius is defined, no fillet is computed.
  6. Click OK to create the dimple
    The element (identified as Dimple Function) is added to the tree.

    Note: To modify the radius, height or draft angle using the 3D edit capability, see Displaying and Modifying the Dimensions of a Feature Directly.
    Tip: You can use the icon to create design tables. See Knowledge Basics: Managing Relations : Design Tables.