Creating 3D Independent and Dependent Boundaries

There are two ways to create 3D independent and dependent boundaries:

The process of changing an entire band to an independent or dependent boundary is similar to creating a tool. When creating a new band or after creation of a band, you can assign the InfoCore property to 2 (for independent) or 3 (for dependent). After clicking OK, the band is changed to a face.

The process of assigning independent and dependent boundaries on an existing face follows:

  1. Click CreateUserDefinedPart in the history tree under the band for which you are assigning boundaries. Set the Fractions property of the band to an integer larger than 1 to make the band have a planar face.
  2. Click Edit > Selection Mode > Faces or right-click anywhere in the coordinate window to choose Selection Mode > Faces.
  1. Select a planar face of the band by right-clicking the face. Then select Assign Boundary > Matching > Independent (or Assign Boundary > Matching > Dependent after the Independent boundary has been set up). When assigning an independent boundary, an Independent Boundary window appears. Otherwise a Dependent Boundary window appears.
  2. Build up a tiny coordinate system of the face by setting the U vector and V vector to indicate the direction of the face. The U vector needs to be set using an arrow on the coordinate, and then the V vector is set automatically on the face (you can choose Reverse Direction of default V vector). Note that the U vectors and V vectors of a related independent and dependent must have the same orientation.

    3. Set up U vector and V vector

  3. When creating a dependent boundary, you also need to set its independent boundary and its magnetic field strength (either Hm or –Hm).
  4. Click OK to finish independent or dependent boundary creation.