Defeaturing Tools: how to edit a STEP model (parametrically)

[easyw-fc]

Hi,
waiting for the new OCC defeaturing tools that will be available in OCC 7.3, I played a bit with some defeaturing features using what FC0.18 has under the hood
Here my first steps with a STEP file and my new Removing Holes tool:

phpBB [video]

Still a lot to experiment, but it could be the start for a new WB

[Jee-Bee]

Would this possible with only selecting surfaces top and down for reference and the to be removed surfaces?

[chrisb]

Hey this looks really great. Currently I am rather occupied by making pockets in the right places than to remove them, but I guess times will come where I want to remove some foreign pockets.

[Jee-Bee]

Hey this looks really great. Currently I am rather occupied by making pockets in the right places than to remove them, but I guess times will come where I want to remove some foreign pockets.

It is nice when doing fem where holes take a lot of calculation time...

[chrisb]

Hey this looks really great. Currently I am rather occupied by making pockets in the right places than to remove them, but I guess times will come where I want to remove some foreign pockets.

It is nice when doing fem where holes take a lot of calculation time...

And there we are: FEM is on my list for a long time now, I have lots of stored bookmarks to things I want to investigate further.

[Jee-Bee]

I have lots of stored bookmarks to things I want to investigate further.

I know this problem... i need 48 hours a day to get enough sleep for what i want do during the day

[chrisb]

I know this problem... i need 48 hours a day to get enough sleep for what i want do during the day

[freecad-heini-1]

Hi,
waiting for the new OCC defeaturing tools that will be available in OCC 7.3, I played a bit with some defeaturing features using what FC0.18 has under the hood
Here my first steps with a STEP file and my new Removing Holes tool:

phpBB [video]

Still a lot to experiment, but it could be the start for a new WB

Hi Maurice,
thank you very much. Very nice.
Best regards
Wilfried

[easyw-fc]

Hi Maurice,
thank you very much. Very nice.
Best regards
Wilfried

Hi Wilfred, I managed to play a bit with your file:

The two faces on top are difficult. I wish to have better tools to delete the inner wires and greate a new face without them.

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You can download the files from here:
http://exaflow.de/wp-content/uploads/20 ... repair.zip

Best regards
Wilfried

Here my result using some new buttons of my Macro

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[GlouGlou]

I played a bit with some defeaturing features using what FC0.18 has under the hood

That sounds like a good idea and useful for PDN.