3 Creating a new geometry

  1. In the navigation bar, click 'Geometries'
  2. In the tree on the left, choose the project you created at the preceding step.
  3. Finally, click the 'Add a geometry' button.
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In the geometry creation form, set the parameters as:
  1. Set a name, 'tuto8' for example.
  2. check the units are millimeters.
  3. Click the button to add reference parts, select the path to the IGS folder provided before, select the 4 parts.
  4. Skip the moving parts and go down to the center of gravity setting. Set it to 0 / 0 / 0.
  5. The hole detection point is used to check the integrity of surfaces given. It is a point that is inside the solid given. Here the coordinate 0 / 0 / 0 will work.
  6. Skip other parameters and go to the bottom to create the geometry.
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Once created, go to the bottom of the geometry page and click the button "Add a configuration". In this form:
  1. set a name, for example "zero-deflection"
  2. leave all command angles to zero.
  3. Skip other options, go to the bottom, click the "Create" button.
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