Activity: Create a blank body

Activity: Create a blank body

Activity objectives

Open the activity file

1. Start QY CAD 2022.

2. Open create_blank_activity_01.par.

Start the Create Blank command

1. Select Tools→Model→Flatten.

   Note:

   Because you are selecting a part body, the Create Blank command is automatically selected when you click Flatten.

Specify a material for the model

1. In the Material Table dialog box, set the Material to Copper.

   

   Note:

   If a material is already applied to the model, the QY CAD Material Table dialog box is not displayed.

2. Click Apply To Model.

Select the tangent face chain

• Select the eight highlighted tangent face chain.

  

Specify a draw direction for the blank

1. Click the highlighted handle to define the draw direction for the blank.

   

2. On the Blank command bar, click Preview.

   

3. Click OK on the information dialog box.

4. Click Finish.

   

Lesson summary

In this lesson you created a flattened body of a part model in the flattened environment. The blank feature is an approximate representation of the part model in a flattened state, indicating an approximate amount of material needed to create the end part.

Test your knowledge - Creating blanks

Answer the following questions:

1. What are advantages of creating blanks?

2. What command can you use to create a flattened body?

3. What command can you use to create a flattened surface?

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