mid-planes?

[rsd-design1]

ok so after grinding away at the new package for a few months the engineer has ask for a simplified model to run some mechanical analysis. He has requested I add "mid-planes" to all the walls and clams there is a simple pro-e method to accomplish this. which he has forgotten. Is anyone familar with this mid-plane process and shed some light, or point towards a tutorial?



as always much thanks

[bbrejcha]

I think the correct term is mid surface.

Often when larger companies where published geometry is more prevalent, part
designers are required to publish 'a-surface', a 'b-surface' and a
'c-surface' often called a mid surface for those FEA guys. Often times the
c-surface or mid surface can be used with top down design to create cuts for
ribs that will be placed into a part. The mid surface is offset half way
between the a and b surfaces.... Which is why mid surface makes for a
greate cutting tool for those ribs. Never a coincident error when part
accuracies are different.

Bart Brejcha
*DESIGN-ENGINE|**EDUCATION*