Gluing Parts

Overview

The gluing tool is a special-case unite command and should only be used if the Unite command does not work (for example when trying to unite spline surfaces or tangential edges).

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When you unite parts, you simply select the parts to be united. However, when you glue parts, you first select the parts and then the faces to be glued.

Activation

No activation needed. Command ships by default with Creo Elements/Direct Modeling.

Description

You can join (glue) two or more parts with Glue to create a single resulting part. After you specify the faces to be glued, Creo Elements/Direct Modeling joins the parts together into a single part. The following list describes each of the fields:

Blank	Specifies the name for the part to be modified or created in the operation. You can also use the browser (Browser) to specify it. The default is the active part. To create a new part, enter the name of the part in the text field, beginning with a slash (/) or other path name.
Tool	Specifies the tool part (or list of tool parts) to use. You can also use the parts browser (Browser) to specify them.
Blank Faces	Specifies the faces of the blank part.
Tool Faces	Specifies the faces of the tool part.
Keep Tool	Specifies whether or not to keep the original tool parts after the glue operation. The default is to keep them.
Show/Hide	Specifies whether or not to display the currently active part (toggles between blank and tool).
Flip VPs	Flips the viewport such that the part rotates through 180 ° to allow easier selection of the face.

Usage

In this section:

To glue parts by specifying the faces to be glued
Example: Gluing parts

To glue parts by specifying the faces to be glued.

Type in Glue_3d. Creo Elements/Direct Modeling opens the Glue option box.
If necessary, change the blank part name and keep tool option.
Specify the tool parts.
Specify the blank faces.
Specify the tool faces.
To complete the operation, click OK. Creo Elements/Direct Modeling glues the blank part and the tool part to produce the resulting part.

Example: Gluing parts

In this example you will glue part 1 to part 2. Shown below are the parts and the faces to be glued:

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To glue the parts:

Type in Glue_3d. Creo Elements/Direct Modeling opens the Glue option box.
Click Blank and click part 1.
Click Tool and click part 2.
Click Blank Faces and click face 3 (of blank part 1).
Click Tool Faces.
Click Flip VP.
Click face 4 (of tool part 2).
To complete the operation, click OK

Creo Elements/Direct Modeling glues the two parts into a single part.

Notes

The Glue command is a special-case unite command and should only be used if the Unite command does not work (for example when trying to unite spline surfaces or tangential edges).