SolidWorks 2010 Bible

Part VI: Using Advanced Techniques

FIGURE 27.5

The Radiate Surface PropertyManager

The one application where the Radiate Surface has a very interesting usage is when you combine it

with the Knit function, as mentioned earlier. Figure 27.6 shows a part surrounded by a Radiate

Surface in which the Knit feature is being used to select all the faces to one side of the radiated sur-

face. The second smaller selection box in the PropertyManager that contains Face<1> is called a

seed face and causes the Knit to automatically select all the faces on the same side of the model as

the selected seed face. The requirement here is that the Radiate goes completely around the model

and separates the faces into faces on one side of the Radiate and faces on the other side of the

Radiate. The use of the Radiate with the Seed Face selection is extremely useful for mold creation.

FIGURE 27.6

Using Radiate Surface with Knit

Radiated surface selected

Seed face selection