Sew Surface  

Sewing means joining together a surface and a body. This capability consists in computing the intersection between a given surface and a body while removing useless material. You can sew all types of surfaces onto bodies. This task shows you how to do it.
Open the SewSurface1.CATPart document.
1.  Select the surface you wish to sew onto the body, that is the orange surface.
 2.

Click the Sew Surface icon .

The Sew Surface Definition dialog box is displayed, indicating the object to be sewn.

3. An arrow appears indicating the portion of material that will be kept. Click the arrow to reverse the direction. The arrow must point in the direction as shown:

4.  Click OK.

The surface is sewn onto the body. Some material has been removed. The specification tree indicates you performed the operation.

 

 

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