Cimatron Part > Solid Functions

A Solid is represented as a collection of connected surface elements; the boundary between solid and non-solid.

The following functions appear under the Solid menu.

The table below can be sorted; it has clickable headers that sort the table by the clicked column. The table is initially sorted by Function name.

Menu Section	Function
Modification	3 Face Round	Create round faces between three groups of smooth faces.
	Activate/ Deactivate	Activate one object (open or closed) or deactivate all objects.
Warp	Advanced Warping	Deform a model based on start and end conditions. The availability of this function is license dependent; contact your Reseller for the appropriate license. This function is nearly identical to the DieDesign > Springback Deform function (with the exception of some parameter names), however, it is also available for users who do not require the Die application.
Warp	Auto Alignment	Automatically align two similar objects (B-rep and Mesh) with each other. This function is useful when you import a scan of a manufactured part and compare it with the designed model to look for deviations, or may be used as the first stage in the Warpage Compensation process. The automatic alignment allows to easily match the scanned model to the original model.
Warp	Bend	Bend objects around an axis.
Main Tools	Chamfer	Create a chamfer on a sharp corner.
Warp	Create Points on Skin	Create points with a constant difference the points, ignoring areas with a small curvature. The points are created as a point cloud. These points can then be used in the Springback table of points.
Main Tools	Cut	Cut objects by geometry.
Creation	Cutting Object	Create a new object that will be marked and used as a cutting object.
Main Tools	Direct Modeling	Modify the model directly, by modifying and manipulating part features without editing their parametric features. The function directly manipulates selected faces while retaining the features of adjacent faces.
Objects	Divide By Contour	Divide objects by sweeping a contour.
Objects	Divide By Object	Divide objects by geometry.
Creation	Drive	Drive a contour to add or remove material.
Modification	Edge-Face Round	Create rounds on faces that start from a given edge or curve.
Main Tools	Extend Object	Move faces of a solid object while extending or trimming adjacent faces to keep the object closed.
Main Tools	Extrude	Extrude a contour to add or remove material.
Modification	Face-Face Round	Create round faces or surfaces between two groups of faces.
Objects	Fair Solid	Fair (simplify) objects, faces, wires, edges or curves and keep the result as a solid.
Main Tools	Hole	The Holes function is capable of three actions: Remove material from an object to create a hole (default). Add material to an object to easily create a shaft with specific dimensions and features. Add a new solid object with specific dimensions and features.
Warp	Load Point Cloud	Load a CSV file of points (X1, Y1, Z1; X2, Y2, Z2...) and create a point cloud object.
Creation	Loft	Create a new object that interpolates a series of sections.
Warp	Match Points on Point Cloud / STL	Create pairs of vectors between source points (a point cloud or regular points) and target points (another point cloud or STL). The resultant pairing between the source and target points is saved in a CSV file. These points can then be used in the Springback table of points.
Warp	Match Points on Skin	To compensate for warpage, create pairs of vectors between a source body (a mesh, a point cloud or regular points) and their projection onto the skin of a target body (B-rep or mesh). The result is paired data between the source and target and can either be saved within the Cimatron file or saved in an external CSV file. This pairing can then be used for Springback Deform.
Main Tools	Merge	Merge objects together.
Creation	Pipe	Drive a circle along a curve to add or remove material.
Main Tools	Remove & Extend	Remove faces and extend adjacent faces to fill the gap.
Main Tools	Resize Chamfers	Resize chamfer faces directly instead of removing them and creating new features. This function also offers the option to create new chamfers to replace existing chamfers.
Main Tools	Resize Rounds	Resize round faces directly, instead of removing them and creating new features.
Creation	Revolve	Revolve a contour to add or remove material.
Creation	Rib	Create a rib to strengthen regions of the part. The rib is based on a 2D wireframe with a defined thickness, draft angle, direction, and a flat or rounded top.
Main Tools	Round	Create a round (fillet) on a sharp corner.
Objects	Scale	Scale geometry larger or smaller.
Modification	Shadow Taper	Create a taper face starting from a curved face (round or fillet).
Objects	Shell	Turn a solid object to a shell or add thickness to an open object.
Creation	Skin (Solid)	Create a new object that interpolates a series of sections with a guide curve.
Creation	Stock	Obtain the overall size of a part or create a bounding box (stock) around it. In 2D optimization mode, the box is based along the directions of the active UCS. In 3D optimization mode, the system analyzes and calculates the box orientation and the resulting stock is the minimum bounding box or bounding cylinder around the part. The stock size can be manually manipulated.
Warp	Stretch	Stretch or shrink an object (and wire bodies) along a vector relative to a reference plane.
Main Tools	Taper	Taper faces.
Warp	Twist	Twist objects around an axis according to specified angles.
Warp	Unbend Solid	Straighten bent solid objects.
Creation	Volume Text	Create volumetric text on the part.
Objects	Volume Inside Shell	Create an object inside a shelled part, filling up the shell.

The following menu sections are available under the Solid menu.

Creation Tools	This group of functions is used to create solid entities.
Main Tools	This group of functions is used to perform operations on existing solids.
Modification Tools	This group of functions is used to modify existing solids.
Object Tools	This group of functions is used to perform solid operations on objects.
Warp Tools	This group of functions is used to perform Warp-related operations on solids.

Notes:

All operations are also accessible either through the menu bar and / or toolbar icons.
Objects created by the New option in Drive, Extrude and Revolve will be considered independent objects.
Objects created by the Add option in Drive, Extrude and Revolve will be added to the current active object. (If only one object exists in the file it is automatically active unless manually deactivated.) See Activate / Deactivate and Activating Objects.

Some functionality may be dependent on the product package. Contact your Reseller if you require a license.