{"id":170306,"date":"2024-04-22T07:52:49","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T07:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"\/knowledge\/?post_type=topic&#038;p=170306"},"modified":"2024-05-27T15:19:48","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T15:19:48","slug":"advanced-geometry","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/advanced-geometry\/","title":{"rendered":"Sub D Modeling in Ansys Discovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ansys13.ansys.com\/KnowledgeArticles\/Discovery\/SubD%20dsco%20files.zip&quot;\">SubD dsco files<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p\">The\u00a0<span class=\"uicontrol\"><b class=\"ph uicontrol\">Subdivision Surface<\/b><\/span>\u00a0tools offer a modeling technique where you can begin modeling with a basic shape having a subdivided surface. The subdivided surface is a curved limit surface represented by a coarser polygonal control cage. After creating the basic shape, you can use the various tools in the\u00a0<span class=\"uicontrol\"><b class=\"ph uicontrol\">Sub-D<\/b><\/span>\u00a0tab to further subdivide the surfaces and add detail to form more complicated shapes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-182484 aligncenter\" src=\"\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/05\/sub-D-300x255.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/05\/sub-D-300x255.png 300w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/05\/sub-D-24x20.png 24w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/05\/sub-D-36x31.png 36w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/05\/sub-D-48x41.png 48w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/05\/sub-D.png 410w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p\">You can also convert an existing faceted or solid model to a subdivided surface and perform editing operations to add in details as needed.<\/p>\n<p>The video illustrates how you can use this feature.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"vidyard_iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/share.vidyard.com\/watch\/9zsewYfnLsiLp32B1S9wRS?\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For more understanding and how to use this feature with product design examples you can refer this <a href=\"\/courses\/index.php\/courses\/sub-d-modeling-in-ansys-discovery\/?template=discovery\">Sub D Modeling in Ansys Discovery <\/a>course.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-170306","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-ansys-discovery","topic-tag-control-cage","topic-tag-editing","topic-tag-geometry-modeling","topic-tag-organic","topic-tag-sub-d","topic-tag-subdivided","topic-tag-subdivision","topic-tag-surface"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"SubD dsco files The Subdivision Surface tools offer a modeling technique where you can begin modeling with a basic shape having a subdivided surface. 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