Body Taper

Calling the command:

Body taper operation allows the user to create two-sided tapers of faces of a body relative to a specified taper direction and a parting body. A parting body divides the original body into two parts: “top” and “bottom”, which are tapered with respect to each other. A surface body is usually specified as a parting body, but solid bodies can be used as well.

For “top” and “bottom” tapers, the operation enables specifying different taper angles. If necessary, it is possible to specify only “top” or “bottom” angle, that is, create a one-sided taper of a body.

The use of body taper operation allows the user to significantly simplify the process of designing cast parts and their molds. The parting body corresponds to the surface of separation, and the taper direction - to the direction of the mold separation.

Body taper creation

To create a body taper, do the following steps:

1.Select the source body.

2.Select the parting body.

3.Define the taper direction.

4.Select the top set of edges.

5.Select the bottom set of edges (required for the two-sided taper).

6.Define the top and bottom taper angles.

7.Define additional parameters of a taper (the method of creating a taper, the method of processing connections between tapered faces, an corner connection, etc.);

8.Complete operation creation with the help of .

Topics in this section:

•Main Concepts of Body Taper

•Create Body Taper

•Additional Parameters of Body Taper

•Defining Additional Parameters of Body Taper

•Edit Body Taper