All language subtitles for 118 Snap

This is tutorial number 118 and it covers how to use the snap feature within

Qt of E5. To start off open up a new product file. Now what we're going to do is

we're going to import some parts to create an assembly or a product and from

them we're going to use the snap feature to create a positional assembly. So to

start off let's bring these components in so let's click insert, existing

component, click the product and we'll click 111A, click open and we'll bring in

the other parts. So insert, existing component, click the product, 111B, click

open and we'll just position it to the left, click okay, click insert,

existing component with positioning, click the product, 111B again and we'll

bring this one to the right and insert, existing component, product 1 and 111C.

Click open and we'll just drag this down, click okay. So what we're going to

use in this tutorial is the snap feature and it's this feature right here and

what this does is it's going to create a positional assembly so you're able to

snap features and snap the parts into different features. Using this tool it's

a combination of a coincident mate and a contact mate. So you're able to snap

faces to faces, lines, lines, points to points and you're also able to put

circles like line them up so we can throw this circle into that circle and make

a coincident mate. Now with this tool, personally it's my favorite one for

creating positional assemblies. It's really quick, really easy. It works like the

other ones how the first one that you click is the one that's going to move so

you click this one to move it into this one and it allows you to quickly and

easily snap components in, bring everything together and create a positional

assembly. Now saying that you also have to go around using the snap feature with

certain situations a different way to get the results that you want. So what we're

going to do in this tutorial is these parts we're going to bring them all into

this part here just like we did in another tutorial but we're also going to

line them all up onto these surfaces here. So to start off let's start

snapping these in line with these surfaces here. So let's click snap and you

can use snap on a face, a line, a point or even the plane. So let's click this

face here and we'll click this face here and it's going to snap right in. Now if

you look on the side we're going to use the snap as a contact constraint so

it's in line with it. Now with the snap if you click the arrow you're able to

flip the direction from one side to another. When you're happy with the

direction is pointing in just click outside and it's done. Now let's click snap

again and let's click this face here and we'll click this face here. We've got

in the direction we want click okay and we'll do snap one more time. This time

let's choose this plane here and we'll snap it to this face here click okay and

now we have them all lined up. So now what we're going to do is we're going to

throw these cylinders into the cylindrical holes. So click snap get the

axis line and then throw it in here and again you're able to change the

direction if you want but we got it in the right direction we're happy click

okay and we'll do the same to this one here. Click snap click the axis line and

click the other axis line and you snapped it in. Now with a part such as this is

where we're going to run into problems with using the snap feature. When we use

the coincident maybe for we're able to make a coincident made between this

axis here and this axis here and we make the other coincident made you have

like a pivoting point and this will whip around and you'll have it slotted in.

Now I'm going to try to do the same thing using the snap feature but you're

going to see that we don't get the result we want. So let's click snap we'll

get this axis here and we'll click this axis here click okay now let's try to

whip this guy into that position there. So let's click snap click this face

here click this face here and you'll see that we don't get the result we want.

With the positional assembly using the snap feature it's just going to snap

it into place and as you see on the side there isn't any constraints or anything

showing you that it's still there that there's still like a constraint to say

that this axis has to be touching that axis. So it's just going to move around

after you move it once there's no history really behind it so it doesn't have

any driving characteristics. So to do this feature and to get it into the

position we want we're going to have to do it a different way. What we're going

to have to do we've already got it lined up along this plane here. What we're

going to have to do now is click this face and this face to get it going

horizontally the correct direction. So let's do that click snap click this

face here and we'll click this face here. Now it's in the wrong direction so we'll

click flip and now we have it where we want it. Click okay and let's just snap it

and bring it over a little bit more. So we'll click this face here and we'll zoom

in and we'll click this face here click okay and now we've got it snapped in.

So now we have all of our parts snapped in just the way we want. If you look at it

in a wireframe view you can see that they are all looking the same all lined up

nicely at the edges all snapped in there. So using the snapping tool it's really

easy as it kind of combines the quincidence and contact constraint. For

positioning it's my favorite one. I'm able just to throw everything in snap

everything together and it looks really good. Now the only problem like I showed

you is that with some components you're gonna have to insert them differently

than you would using the constraints. So it's just a little bit of problem

solving when you're putting them in you're gonna have to just kind of figure it

out and create a procedure to throw in an object such as this to snap it in the

way you want it to be snapped in. So it just takes a little bit to get used to

it but at the end this is a very very powerful tool and it's the best tool in my

personal opinion and how I create my assemblies in Katia to create a

positional assembly. So the more you play with it the more happy you're gonna

get and you'll see the great benefits of using the snapping tool to create

positional assemblies within Katia V5. And that concludes our tutorial on the

position on the snap feature within Katia V5.