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Example of Bracket
Example of bracket
This sample is known to work on the latest SALOME release.
The compatibility with previous versions of SALOME is not guaranteed, though the sample can work on old
versions also.

Objective
This exercise illustrates the use of Geometry and SMESH SALOME functionalities for building and meshing
the bracket shape. Shape is built using Primitives, Transformations and Boolean operations. Note that for
simplicity of example fillets are not applied.

Geometry functionalities used in exercise:

Basic – Create Point, Vector, Plane

Primitives – Box, Cylinder
Build – Compound
Transformation – Rotation, Multi-Translation, Multi-Rotation, Mirror
Boolean –Cut, Fuse
Import step
Mesh functionalities used in exercise:
3D algorithm – Netgen1D-2D-3D, Hypothesis: Netgen 3D parameters

Geometry
The sequence of actions is as follows:

Launch SALOME.
Create a new study.
Launch GEOM module.
Creation of reference points: (menu New Entity/Basic/Point).
Vertex_1 - 1st Point Constructor: -62.5; -40; -15, Apply
Vertex_2 - 1st Point Constructor: 62.5; 40; 0, Apply
Vertex_3 - 1st Point Constructor: -52.5; -20; -20, Apply
Vertex_4 - 1st Point Constructor: 52.5; 20; -5, Apply
Vertex_5 - 1st Point Constructor: -6; -6; -15, Apply
Vertex_6 - 1st Point Constructor: 6; 6; 25, Apply
Vertex_7 - 1st Point Constructor: 0 ; 0 ; 0, Apply
Vertex_8 - 1st Point Constructor: 50 ; 30 ; -25, Apply
Vertex_9 - 1st Point Constructor: 0 ; 0 ; 5, Apply
Vertex_10 - 1st Point Constructor: 0 ; 0 ; 40, Apply
Vertex_11 - 1st Point Constructor: 21.213; 21.213; 35, Apply and Close.

Creation of reference vectors: (menu New Entity/Basic/Vector).

Vector_1 - 2nd Vector Constructor: 1 ; 0 ; 0, Apply
Vector_2 - 2nd Vector Constructor: 0 ; 1 ; 0, Apply
Vector_3 - 2nd Vector Constructor: 0 ; 0 ; 1, Apply and Close.

Creation of boxes: (menu New Entity/Primitives/Box).

Box_1 - 1st Box constructor Select Vertex_1, Vertex_2,
Apply
Box_2 - 1st Box constructor Select Vertex_3,
Vertex_4, Apply

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Box_3 - 1st Box constructor Select Vertex_5,

Vertex_6, Apply and Close.

Rotate Box: (menu

Operations/Transformation/Rotation – 1st
constructor).
Main Object: Box_3.
Axis: Vector_3.
Angle: 45
Uncheck “Create a copy” check-box
Apply and Close.

Creation of cylinders: (menu New

Entity/Primitives/Cylinder).
Cylinder_1 - 2nd Cylinder constructor Radius 22,
height 50, Apply
Cylinder_2 - 1st Cylinder constructor Select
Vertex_9, Vector_3, Radius 15, height 80, Apply
Cylinder_3 - 1st Cylinder constructor Select
Vertex_10, Vector_3, Radius 37.5, height 10, Apply
Cylinder_4 - 1st Cylinder constructor Select
Vertex_8, Vector_3, Radius 5, height 40, Apply
Cylinder_5 - 1st Cylinder constructor Select
Vertex_11, Vector_3, Radius 3.5, height 20, Apply and
Close.

Creation of a multi-translation Multi-Translation_1:

(menu Operations/Transformation/Multi-Translation -
2nd constructor).
Main Object: Cylinder_4.
Vector U: Vector_1.
Vector V: Vector_2.
Step U -100
Nb. Times U: 2
Step V -60
Nb. Times V: 2
Apply and Close.

Creation of a multi-rotation Multi-Rotation_1:

(menu Operations/Transformation/ Multi-Rotation –
1st constructor).
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Main Object: Cylinder_5.

Vector: Vector_3.
Nb. Times: 4
Apply and Close.

Boolean Operation Fuse_1: (menu

Operation/Boolean/Fuse)
Selected Objects: Cylinder_1, Cylinder_3
Apply and Close.

Boolean Operation: (menu Operation/Boolean/Cut)

Cut_1 - Main Object: Box_1
Tool Object: Box_2, Apply
Cut_2 - Main Object: Fuse_1
Tool Object: Cylinder_2, Apply
Cut_3 - Main Object: Cut_2
Tool Object: Multi-Rotation_1, Apply
Cut_4 - Main Object: Cut_1
Tool Object: Multi-Translation_1, Apply and Close.

Boolean Operation Fuse_2: (menu

Operation/Boolean/Fuse)
Selected Objects: Cut_3, Cut_4
Apply and Close.

Boolean Operation Cut_5: (menu

Operation/Boolean/Cut)
Main Object: Fuse_2
Tool Object: Box_3
Apply and Close.

Import a geometry Extrusion.step_1: (menu

File/Import).
Select Files of type *.step
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Download and load file Extrusion.step

Open.

Create Plane Plane_1: (menu New Entity/Basic/

Plane)
1st Plane constructor Point: Vertex_7
Vector: Vector_1
Size: 80
Apply and Close.

Creation of Mirror image Mirror_1: (menu

Operations/Transformation/Mirror image)
3rd Constructor: Mirror by Plane
Objects: Extrusion.step_1
Plane mirror: Plane_1
Check “Create a copy” check-box.
Apply and Close.

Create Group of solids Compound_1: (menu New

Entity/Build/Compound)
Objects: Mirror_1 and Extrusion.step_1
Apply and Close.

Boolean Operation Fuse_3: (menu

Operation/Boolean/Fuse)
Selected objects: Cut_5, Compound_1
Apply and Close.

Construction of the mesh

Launch SMESH module.

Creation of Mesh_1 Mesh_1: (menu Mesh/Create

Mesh)
Geometry: Fuse_3
3D algorithm: Netgen1D-2D-3D
3D hypothesis: Netgen 3D parameters
Max size =3
Fineness Fine
Uncheck “Second order” and “Optimize” check boxes
Apply and Close.
Compute Mesh_1

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