The Two-Line Binder function is
used to create a binder with curvatures in both the U and V directions. The dialog box is illustrated in Figure 7.2.10.
Figure 7.2.10 Two-line Binder dialog box
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DEFINE BINDER ORIENTATION
The Define Binder Oreintation function
controls the U-V direction of the binder surface.
When the button is clicked, the
part is displayed in the X-Y view. The point
of first contact is highlighted with a white circle and the following message
is printed in the message prompt window:
CLICK AND HOLD THE LEFT MOUSE
BUTTON AT THE
MOVE MOUSE TO ROTATE. RELEASE MOUSE
BUTTON TO COMPLETE
As illustrated in
Figure
7.2.11, two orthogonal cross lines are created. The line
with an arrowhead indicates U-Axis of the binder surface. Click and hold left mouse button, following
by moving the mouse to obtain a desirable orientation of the U-V axes.
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TRIM REFERENCE LINE
The shape of the binder is determined by the following factors: reference
point, orientation of the U-V axes, length of the U-V axes, and the part
geometry. If some of the details on the
part are not acceptable during creation of binder shape, the user can truncate
the reference line to adjust the curvature of the binder. Figure 7.2.12, Figure 7.2.13 and Figure 7.2.14 illustrate binders created using
different lengths of U-V axes.
Note: For symmetric part and Double-Attached Half/Full, Two-Line Binder is not enabled, as illustrated in Figure 7.2.15.
Figure 7.2.15 Binder Type