8 Replies Latest reply on Mar 3, 2017 11:41 AM by Mattew Stafford

Trim/extend structural member to curved surface

Mattew Stafford Mar 3, 2017 8:41 AM

I am getting mixed messages from Solidworks with the trim/extend tool. I have extended the angle on the right to the curved surface:

But when I try to do it on the left, I either get this:

Or, if I don't select the trimming face first, I get this message:

Which is it? I was able to select the same surface on one member, but when I do it for another member, it tells me that it can't because "Only bodies created by Weld Member features can be used?"

Re: Trim/extend structural member to curved surface

Mattew Stafford Mar 3, 2017 8:49 AM (in response to Mattew Stafford)

Hmm... I have inserted a file before, but I don't have the option now.. Even in the advanced editor.
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- Re: Trim/extend structural member to curved surface
  
  Deepak Gupta Mar 3, 2017 8:51 AM (in response to Mattew Stafford)
  
  In advanced editor you should see the attach option
  
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    Mattew Stafford Mar 3, 2017 8:55 AM (in response to Deepak Gupta)
    
    Its working now! All I could see before was @Mention
    
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      Deepak Gupta Mar 3, 2017 9:18 AM (in response to Mattew Stafford)
      
      Mattew, I'm getting a strange behavior in extending/trimming that member. So instead extend the members first and then trimmed them. Updated file is attached.
      
      Please roll to end.
      
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        Mattew Stafford Mar 3, 2017 9:26 AM (in response to Deepak Gupta)
        
        That was the key! Funny thing is, when I extended only one sketch end, it did not work, but when I extended both it did. Odd... Thank you!
        
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        Re: Trim/extend structural member to curved surface
        
        Deepak Gupta Mar 3, 2017 11:06 AM (in response to Mattew Stafford)
        
        Could you please submit this file to your VAR/SOLIDWORKS Reseller for investigation as when I use the trim extend on other side, I get this.
        
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        Re: Trim/extend structural member to curved surface
        
        Mattew Stafford Mar 3, 2017 11:41 AM (in response to Deepak Gupta)
        
        You are getting the same thing I was getting (2nd image). I will have to see what they say. I do like Tom Gagnon solution as well.
        
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Re: Trim/extend structural member to curved surface

Tom Gagnon Mar 3, 2017 9:23 AM (in response to Mattew Stafford)

When I get this situation, I create Sketch on gap end of Structural Member, Converting Entities of its face edges. Then I Boss Extrude up to surface and merge solids only with the item being extended. It populates through into the cut list and keeps it as one body.
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