Deform - Surface Push Examples
Surface push deform modifies
surfaces of target bodies by pushing tool bodies into them. You select
a customizable pre-built tool body, such as a polygon or sphere, or use
your own tool body. Use the triad callout in the graphics area to size
the tool body. Drag the triad 
or set values in the PropertyManager
to control tool body movement.
Surface push deform approximates the surfaces of the tool bodies, while
maintaining the identities of the surfaces of the target bodies (the number
of faces, edges, and vertices remains unchanged in the final target body).
Surface push deform provides more efficient control of the deform shape
as compared to point deform. It is also a predictable way to create specific
features based on tool body shapes.
Use surface push deform to design free-form surfaces, tooling, plastics,
soft packaging, sheet metal, and other applications where it is useful
to incorporate the characteristics of tool bodies into existing designs.
To deform a model using surface push:
Click Deform
on the Features toolbar, or click Insert,
Features, Deform.
In the PropertyManager, under Deform
Type, select Surface push.
Set the PropertyManager
options or drag the triad to deform the model.
If the triad is positioned
outside the model body, when you drag starting from the triad, only the
tool body moves; the triad does not move.
Click OK
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Sheet Metal Example
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Initial target body |
Preview of L-shaped Tool Body  applied |
Surface push deform creates
a rib-like groove |
Feature Example
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Tool Body
used to create a feature on the top face |
Result of surface push deform |
Free Form Example
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Target body - lofted surface |
Preview of a simple Tool Body being applied |
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Result of surface push deform: The main surface of a dashboard |
Dashboard surface trimmed for instruments and so on |
Packaging Example
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Target body is a planar surface. Tool Bodies consist of three solid bodies (batteries for example) |
Result of surface push deform creating the battery blister pack |