i am trying to create a curve on the edge of a surface. think
of a cylinder with a wavy edge on top. i would like to create curve
on the wavy edge and use it in toolpath. is this possible to do
with solidworks.
create a couple of planes at angles through the axis of the
cylinder, draw a line representing half of the section of the top,
then loft together using tangency end conditions, and pattern the
result around.
you can do this with solids or surfaces.
you could also just draw directly on the face of the cylinder with
the spline on surface tool, all depends on how accurate you need to
be and what type of data you are working from.
When you said you're "trying to create a curve on the edge of a
surface" is that edge already existing? If so just click 3D sketch
and use the convert entities Sketch tool.
If you're trying to create a curve on a cylinder but with a newly
created curve, use the Spline on surface command to create your
wavy curve around the cylinder.
Check
out this tread for similar example
create a couple of planes at angles through the axis of the cylinder, draw a line representing half of the section of the top, then loft together using tangency end conditions, and pattern the result around.
you can do this with solids or surfaces.
you could also just draw directly on the face of the cylinder with the spline on surface tool, all depends on how accurate you need to be and what type of data you are working from.