•  Geometry Modeling
  •  Introduction to Geometry Modeling
    • Overview of Capabilities
    •  Concepts and Definitions
      • Parameterization
      • Topology
      • Connectivity
      • Effects of Parameterization, Connectivity and Topology in Patran
      • Global Model Tolerance & Geometry
    •  Types of Geometry in Patran
      • Trimmed Surfaces
      • Solids
      • Parametric Cubic Geometry
      • Matrix of Geometry Types Created
    •  Building An Optimal Geometry Model
      • Building a Congruent Model
      • Building Optimal Surfaces
      • Decomposing Trimmed Surfaces
      • Building B-rep Solids
      • Building Degenerate Surfaces and Solids
  •  Accessing, Importing & Exporting Geometry
    • Overview
    •  Direct Geometry Access of CAD Geometry
      • Accessing Geometry Using Patran Unigraphics
      • Accessing Geometry Using Patran ProENGINEER
    • PATRAN 2 Neutral File Support For Parametric Cubic Geometry
  •  Coordinate Frames
    • Coordinate Frame Definitions
    • Overview of Create Methods For Coordinate Frames
    • Translating or Scaling Geometry Using Curvilinear Coordinate Frames
  •  Create Actions
    • Overview of Geometry Create Action
    •  Creating Points, Curves, Surfaces and Solids
      • Create Points at XYZ Coordinates or Point Locations (XYZ Method)
      • Create Point ArcCenter
      • Extracting Points
      • Interpolating Points
      • Intersecting Two Entities to Create Points
      • Creating Points by Offsetting a Specified Distance
      • Piercing Curves Through Surfaces to Create Points
      • Projecting Points Onto Surfaces or Faces
      • Creating Curves Between Points
      • Creating Arced Curves (Arc3Point Method)
      • Creating Chained Curves
      • Creating Conic Curves
      • Extracting Curves From Surfaces
      • Creating Fillet Curves
      • Fitting Curves Through a Set of Points
      • Creating Curves at Intersections
      • Manifold Curves Onto a Surface
      • Creating Curves Normally Between a Point and a Curve (Normal Method)
      • Creating Offset Curves
      • Projecting Curves Onto Surfaces
      • Creating Piecewise Linear Curves
      • Creating Spline Curves
      • Creating Curves Tangent Between Two Curves (TanCurve Method)
      • Creating Curves Tangent Between Curves and Points (TanPoint Method)
      • Creating Curves, Surfaces and Solids Through a Vector Length (XYZ Method)
      • Creating Involute Curves
      • Revolving Curves, Surfaces and Solids
      • Creating Orthogonal Curves (2D Normal Method)
      • Creating 2D Circle Curves
      • Creating 2D ArcAngle Curves
      • Creating Arced Curves in a Plane (2D Arc2Point Method)
      • Creating Arced Curves in a Plane (2D Arc3Point Method)
      • Creating Surfaces from Curves
      • Creating Composite Surfaces
      • Decomposing Trimmed Surfaces
      • Creating Surfaces from Edges (Edge Method)
      • Extracting Surfaces
      • Creating Fillet Surfaces
      • Matching Adjacent Surfaces
      • Creating Constant Offset Surface
      • Creating Ruled Surfaces
      • Creating Trimmed Surfaces
      • Creating Surfaces From Vertices (Vertex Method)
      • Extruding Surfaces and Solids
      • Gliding Surfaces
      • Creating Surfaces and Solids Using the Normal Method
      • Creating Surfaces from a Surface Mesh (Mesh Method)
      • Creating Midsurfaces
    •  Creating Solid Primitives
      • Creating a Solid Block
      • Creating Solids from Surfaces (Surface Method)
      • Creating a Boundary Representation (B-rep) Solid
      • Creating a Decomposed Solid
      • Creating Solids from Faces
      • Creating Solids from Vertices (Vertex Method)
      • Gliding Solids
    •  Feature Recognition (Pre-release)
      • Feature Types
      • Overview of the Feature Recognition Modules
      • Feature Recognition
      • Edit Hole Feature
      • Edit Hole Feature using Radius Constraint
      • Edit Blend Feature
      • Edit Blend Feature using Radius Constraint
      • Edit Chamfer Feature
      • Edit Chamfer Feature using Height Constraint
      • Edit Feature Parameters
      • Show Hole Feature
      • Show Hole Feature using Radius Constraint
      • Show Blend Feature
      • Show Blend Feature using Radius Constraint
      • Show Chamfer Feature
      • Show Chamfer Feature using Height Constraint
      • Show Feature Information
      • Delete Hole Feature
      • Delete Hole Feature using Radius Constraint
      • Delete Blend Feature
      • Delete Blend Feature using Radius Constraint
      • Delete Chamfer Feature using Height Constraint
      • Delete Chamfer Feature
      • Delete Any Feature
      • Clear Feature
    •  Creating Coordinate Frames
      • Creating Coordinate Frames Using the 3Point Method
      • Creating Coordinate Frames Using the Axis Method
      • Creating Coordinate Frames Using the Euler Method
      • Creating Coordinate Frames Using the Normal Method
      • Creating Coordinate Frames Using the 2 Vector Method
      • Creating Coordinate Frames Using the View Vector Method
    •  Creating Planes
      • Creating Planes with the Point-Vector Method
      • Creating Planes with the Vector Normal Method
      • Creating Planes with the Curve Normal Method
      • Creating Planes with the Plane Normal Method
      • Creating Planes with the Interpolate Method
      • Creating Planes with the Least Squares Method
      • Creating Planes with the Offset Method
      • Creating Planes with the Surface Tangent Method
      • Creating Planes with the 3 Points Method
    •  Creating Vectors
      • Creating Vectors with the Magnitude Method
      • Creating Vectors with the Interpolate Method
      • Creating Vectors with the Intersect Method
      • Creating Vectors with the Normal Method
      • Creating Vectors with the Product Method
      • Creating Vectors with the 2 Point Method
    •  Creating P-Shapes
      • Rectangle
      • Quadrilateral
      • Triangle
      • Disc
      • Cylinder
      • Cone
      • Sphere
      • Paraboloid
      • Five-Sided Box
      • Six-Sided Box
    • Edit P-Shapes
  •  Delete Actions
    • Overview of the Geometry Delete Action
    • Deleting Any Geometric Entity
    • Deleting Points, Curves, Surfaces, Solids, Planes or Vectors
    • Deleting Coordinate Frames
  •  Edit Actions
    • Overview of the Edit Action Methods
    •  Editing Points
      • Equivalencing Points
    •  Editing Curves
      • Breaking Curves
      • Blending a Curve
      • Disassembling a Chained Curve
      • Extending Curves
      • Merging Existing Curves
      • Refitting Existing Curves
      • Reversing a Curve
      • Trimming Curves
    •  Editing Surfaces
      • Surface Break Options
      • Blending Surfaces
      • Disassembling Trimmed Surfaces
      • Editing Edges from Surfaces
      • Matching Surface Edges
      • Extending Surfaces
      • Refitting Surfaces
      • Reversing Surfaces
      • Sewing Surfaces
      • Subtracting Surfaces
      • Trimming Surfaces to an Edge
      • Adding a Fillet to a Surface
      • Adding a Hole to Surfaces
      • Removing a Hole from Trimmed Surfaces
      • Adding a Vertex to Surfaces
      • Removing a Vertex from Trimmed Surfaces
    •  Editing Solids
      • Breaking Solids
      • Blending Solids
      • Disassembling B-rep Solids
      • Refitting Solids
      • Reversing Solids
      • Solid Boolean Operation Add
      • Solid Boolean Operation Subtract
      • Solid Boolean Operation Intersect
      • Creating Solid Edge Blends
      • Imprinting Solid on Solid
      • Solid Shell Operation
    •  Editing Features
      • Suppressing a Feature
      • Unsuppressing a Feature
      • Editing Feature Parameters
      • Feature Parameter Definition
  •  Show Actions
    •  Overview of the Geometry Show Action Methods
      • The Show Action Information Form
    •  Showing Points
      • Showing Point Locations
    •  Showing Point Distance
      • Showing the Nodes on a Point
    •  Showing Curves
      • Showing Curve Attributes
      • Showing Curve Arc
      • Showing Curve Angle
      • Showing Curve Length Range
      • Showing the Nodes on a Curve
    •  Showing Surfaces
      • Showing Surface Attributes
      • Showing Surface Area Range
      • Showing the Nodes on a Surface
      • Showing Surface Normals
    •  Showing Solids
      • Showing Solid Attributes
    •  Showing Coordinate Frames
      • Showing Coordinate Frame Attributes
    •  Showing Planes
      • Showing Plane Attributes
      • Showing Plane Angle
      • Showing Plane Distance
    •  Showing Vectors
      • Showing Vector Attributes
  •  Transform Actions
    • Overview of the Transform Methods
    •  Transforming Points, Curves, Surfaces, Solids, Planes and Vectors
      • Translating Points, Curves, Surfaces, Solids, Planes and Vectors
      • Rotating Points, Curves, Surfaces, Solids, Planes and Vectors
      • Scaling Points, Curves, Surfaces, Solids and Vectors
      • Mirroring Points, Curves, Surfaces, Solids, Planes and Vectors
      • Moving Points, Curves, Surfaces, Solids, Planes and Vectors by Coordinate Frame Reference (MCoord Method)
      • Pivoting Points, Curves, Surfaces, Solids, Planes and Vectors
      • Positioning Points, Curves, Surfaces, Solids, Planes and Vectors
      • Vector Summing (VSum) Points, Curves, Surfaces and Solids
      • Moving and Scaling (MScale) Points, Curves, Surfaces and Solids
    •  Transforming Coordinate Frames
      • Translating Coordinate Frames
      • Rotating Coordinate Frames
  •  Verify Actions
    •  Verify Action
      • Verifying Surface Boundaries
      • Verifying Surfaces for B-reps
      • Verify - Surface (Duplicates)
  •  Associate Actions
    •  Overview of the Associate Action
      • Associating Point Object
      • Associating Curve Object
  •  Disassociate Actions
    •  Overview of the Disassociate Action Methods
      • Disassociating Points
      • Disassociating Curves
      • Disassociating Surfaces
  •  The Renumber Action... Renumbering Geometry
    • Introduction
    •  Renumber Forms
      • Renumber Geometry

Geometry Modeling

Renumber Forms

firstpage

HTOC_geometry_create_action

overview_geometry

create_point

create_curve

create_surface

create_solid

C_grid_XYZ

geo_arc_center

C_grid_extract

single_point_extract

multiple_points_extract

multiple_points_extract_parametric

HTOC_between_two_points

C_grid_interpolate_curve

C_grid_intersect

C_point_offset

C_grid_pierce

C_grid_project_norm_surf

example_normal_surf

example_define_vector

example_view_vector

C_line_point_2

HTOC_creating_curves_through_2_points

curve_point2

C_line_point_3

curve_point3

C_line_point_4

curve_point4

C_parametric_positions_line

C_line_arc3point

C_curve_chain

C_line_conic

C_curve_extract

C_curve_extract_C2

C_line_fillet

C_line_fit

C_curve_intersect_loft

C_curve_intersect_plane_surf

intersect_parameters_sub

intersect_plane_plane

C_curve_manifold_2point

curve_manifold_Npoints

manifold_parameters_sub

C_line_normal

curve_offset_constant

curve_offset_variable

parametric_values_offset

C_curve_project_norm_plane

C_curve_project_norm_surf

project_parameters_sub

C_line_PWL

geo_loft_spline

HTOC_the_loft_spline_option

HTOC_creating_spline_curves_with_the_b_spline_opti

C_line_tancurve

C_line_tanpoint

C_line_XYZ

C_patch_XYZ

C_hpats

S_line_involute

HTOC_the_angles_option

HTOC_creating_involute_curves_with_the_radii_optio

C_curve_revolve

S_surface_revolve

C_solid_revolve

C_curve_2D_normal

HTOC_input_length_option

HTOC_creating_orthogonal_curves_with_the_calculate

C_curve_2D_circle

C_curve_2D_arcangle

C_curve_2D_arc2point

HTOC_creating_arc_xd5_ed_curves_with_the_center_op

HTOC_creating_arc_xd5_ed_curves_with_the_radius_op

C_curve_2D_arc3point

HTOC_surface_curve_methods

C_ruled_surf_2curves

C_surf_curve_3

C_surf_curve_4

C_surf_curve_n

composite_surfaces

composite_surface_options

composite_example

C_surface_decompose

C_surf_intersect_edge_method

C_surf_extract_method

HTOC_the_parametric_option

HTOC_extracting_surfaces_with_the_face_option

C_patch_fillet

C_patch_match

asm_surface_offset

C_ruled_surf

C_trim_surf

C_planar_trim_surf

geo_auto_chain

HTOC_composite_trimmed_surfaces_overview

C_surface_vertex

C_surface_extrude

S_solid_extrude

C_surface_glide

C_surface_glide2

C_surface_normal

S_solid_normal

create_surface_mesh

C_surface_mesh

surface_midsurface_auto

surface_midsurface_trim

create_solid_primitive

primitive_block

primitive_cylinder

primitive_sphere

primitive_cone

primitive_torus

boolean_solid_parameters

C_solids_surface_2

HTOC_between_two_surfaces

C_solids_surface_3

C_solids_surface_4

HTOC_n_surface_option_surface_method_

C_solids_brep

C_solids_decompose

C_solids_face_6

C_hpat_vertex

S_solid_glide

create_coord

C_cord_3point

C_cord_axis

C_cord_axis_YZ

C_cord_axis_ZX

C_cord_euler

C_rotation_parameters

C_cord_normal

C_cord_2vector

C_cord_viewvector

plane_point_vector

plane_vector_normal

plane_curve_normal

curve_normal_point

curve_normal_parametric

C_cord_plane_plane

plane_interpolate

interpolate_uniform

interpolate_nonuniform

plane_least_squares

least_squares_point

least_squares_curve

least_squares_surface

plane_offset

plane_surface_tangent

surface_tangent_point

surface_tangent_parametric

plane_3points

vector_magnitude

C_grid_interpolate_point

vector_interpolate

vector_intersect

vector_normal

vector_normal_plane

vector_normal_surface

vector_normal_elementface

vector_product

vector_2point

rectangle_pshape

quadrilateral_pshape

triangle_pshape

disc_pshape

cylinder_pshape

cone_pshape

sphere_pshape

paraboloid_pshape

five_sided_pshape

six_sided_pshape

HTOC_geometry_delete_action

delete

HTOC_auto_execute_is_off_by_default

HTOC_using_the_abort_and_undo_buttons

D_any

D_point

D_curve

D_surface

D_solid

D_planes

D_vectors

D_coord

HTOC_geometry_edit_action

overview_edit

geom_point_equiv

E_curve

E_curve_break_point

E_curve_break_parametric

E_curve_break_plane

E_line_blend

geo_disassemble_chain

E_curve_extend_1curve

E_curve_extend_through_points

E_curve_extend_full_circle

E_curve_extend_2curve

E_line_merge

E_curve_refit_uniform

E_curve_reverse

E_curve_trim_point

E_curve_trim_parametric

E_surface

surface_break_options

E_surface_break_curve

E_surface_break_surface

E_surface_break_plane

break_surface_plane_examples

E_surface_break_point

E_surface_break_2point

E_surface_break_parametric

E_patch_blend

geo_disassemble_surf

surface_remove_edge_edge

surface_remove_edge_length

E_surface_edge_match

HTOC_surface_edge_match_with_the_2_surface_option

edge_match_surface_point

edit_surface_extend

surface_extend_2surf

surface_extend_curve

surface_extend_plane

surface_extend_point

surface_extend_surf

surface_extend_param

surface_extend_length

edit_surface_refit

E_surface_reverse

geom_surface_sew

C_surf_subtract_method

surface_trim_curve

surface_add_fillet

surface_add_hole

E_surface_center_point

E_surface_project_vector

E_surface_inner_loop

surface_remove_hole

surface_add_vertex

surface_remove_vertex

E_solids

HTOC_solid_break_options

E_solid_break_point

E_solid_break_parametric

HTOC_breaking_a_solid_with_the_curve_option

E_solid_break_plane

E_solid_break_plane_examples

E_solid_break_surface

E_hpat_blend

geo_disassemble_solid

geo_refit_solid

E_solid_reverse

edit_boolean_add

edit_boolean_subtract

edit_boolean_intersect

solid_fillet_edge

imprint_solid_solid

edit_solid_shell

edit_feature_suppress

edit_feature_unsuppress

edit_feature_parameters

feature_parameter_definition

HTOC_geometry_show_action

overview_show

S_entity_info_table

S_point_location

S_point_distance

distance_point

distance_curve

distance_surface

distance_plane

distance_vector

S_point_node

S_curve_attributes

S_curve_arc

S_curve_angle

S_curve_length_range

S_curve_node

S_surface_attributes

S_surface_area_range

S_surface_node

S_surface_normal

S_solid_attributes

S_coord_attributes

S_plane_attributes

show_plane_angle

show_plane_distance

S_vector_attributes

HTOC_transform_action

overview_transform_methods

HTOC_transforming_points_curves_surfaces_and_solid

T_transform_grids

T_transform_curves

T_transform_surfaces

T_transform_solids

T_translate_point

T_translate_curve

T_translate_surface

T_create_translate_solids

T_create_translate_planes

T_create_translate_vectors

T_rotate_point

T_rotate_curve

T_rotate_surface

T_rotate_solids

T_rotate_planes

T_rotate_vectors

T_scale_point

T_scale_curve

T_scale_surface

T_scale_solids

T_scale_vectors

T_mirror_point

T_mirror_curve

T_mirror_surface

T_mirror_solids

T_mirror_planes

T_mirror_vectors

T_mcoord_point

T_mcoord_curve

T_mcoord_surface

T_mcoord_solids

T_mcoord_planes

T_mcoord_vectors

T_pivot_point

T_pivot_curve

T_pivot_surface

T_pivot_solids

T_pivot_planes

T_pivot_vectors

T_position_point

T_position_curve

T_position_surface

T_position_solids

T_position_planes

T_position_vectors

T_vsum_point

T_vsum_line

T_vsum_patch

T_vsum_hpat

T_mscale_point

T_mscale_curve

T_mscale_surface

T_mscale_solids

T_transform_coords

T_translate_coord

T_rotate_coord

HTOC_geometry_verify_action

geo_verify_action

geo_verify_surface_boundary

ver_sur_for_solid_breps

geo_verify_update_graphics

uil_app_asm_verify_surface_duplicates

point_object

curve_object

surface_object

HTOC_the_renumber_action_renumbering_nodes_and_ele

intro_renumber

renumber_forms

renum_nodes