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How to sketch lines on a revolve????
Sketching on a revolve. Example would be a carved post for a chair. Also the revolve is tapered.-
How to sketch lines on a revolve????
You can sketch on a plane then project the sketch to the revolved surface/surfaces. But that will just give you a curve. You can use 3d sketcher and draw/sketch a 3d line on the revolved faces
What is it ultimatley want to do with the sketch?-
How to sketch lines on a revolve????
The front post of the chair has flutes routed into it. I have the post drawn with everything except the flutes routed in. Thats where I am having trouble.-
How to sketch lines on a revolve????
Sounds like you are looking to do some cut sweeps, and if that be the case you can project a curve on to the faces then create a plane noemal to the curve at its end point then create the profile sketch on that new plane,close the sketch go to cut sweep and use the curve as the the path and the sketch as the profile
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How to sketch lines on a revolve????
Brian,
open a sketch then sketch a centerline that represents the axis of the revolve then sketch 1/2 of the complete cross section to one side of the centerline.
Select Revolved Boss Base
Click yes to the popup.
Done.
Regards,
Edit: OK I missed the on in the text.