KeyCreator Lesson KC3704 Dynamite Dynamic Modeling! In this lesson we’re going to create the block illustrated to the right. Start with a new file in the Isometric View (View 7.) with a construction plane …

Notice that KEYCREATOR calculates an angle for you that is half of the included angle between the lines. Hit the ENTER Key a second time to accept the calculation.

KeyCreator Lesson KC2711 Developing a Pipe Intersection Using the UnWrap Function I’m often asked if there is an easy way to quickly develop the flat layouts for a Tee made from wrapped sheet metal. …

Yes, there are no Part Files in KEYCREATOR. Pattern files are also history! This is not a problem, though, since the new Design File format covers all of the options that part and pattern files provided …

Let’s click on the YZ Option. (Note: This refers to the World Axes at the bottom, left corner of the viewport.) KeyCreator will create a three-dimensional section model along the YZ plane. If the …

KeyCreator Lesson KC2111 Using Fast Shell to Create a Sheet Metal Part Any time you want to create a “U-shaped” or “L-shaped” part, you’ll want to consider using the Fast Shell approach to save time! …

You should also note that all of the splines created by the surface/solid functions in KeyCreator are NURB splines. And, many of the advanced spline creation functions also produce NURB splines.

A real benefit of KeyCreator is the ease with which you can intermix solids, surfaces, and old-fashioned wireframe geometry in three-dimensional space. First, click on the CONSTRUCTION PLANE Icon. …

KeyCreator Lesson KC6205 Thicken Sheet The Thicken Sheet Function is useful when you have a series of surfaces like those created in lesson KC6204 that represent the cavity surface of a molded …

I’m going to type “ZeroPoint.” After you are done, save your file. That’s all there is to it! When you reboot KEYCREATOR, you will see the new Icon image on your ZeroPoint Icon. If you pause the cursor …