Trying to add a swept feature to a part, but can't get it to follow the path that I want.
Dave
Trying to add a swept feature to a part, but can't get it to follow the path that I want.
Dave
David Maloney wrote:
Trying to add a swept feature to a part, but can't get it to follow the path that I want.
Dave
If you're looking for help you need to be more specific.
What is the error message that you're receiving, some images, and if possible attaching your file here to be able to find out what can be the reason.
We're going to need more information to be able to help. So far it's like going to the doctor and saying "I don't feel good. What's wrong?" and expecting him to diagnose your problem.
Have attached the file.
Is this what you are after?
You were missing a path sketch.
todd
Yes, but was unable to select the path.
I just started a sketch on the top face of the part, did a convert entities on the outer edges, closed the sketch, start the sweep command.
For a sweep, both the profile and path need to have separate sketches - this was just missing a sketch for the path - no biggie!
todd
What Todd said.
Todd,
Thanks. Got it.
Dave
You don't really need a sketch for the path.
That . . . is . . . so . . . cool . . . How did I not know about that?!?
That is the problem with being a creature of habit.
Actually just selecting the edge and Tangent propagation. Works. I had selected closed loop in my previous answer.
Todd Blacksher wrote:
That . . . is . . . so . . . cool . . . How did I not know about that?!?
That is the problem with being a creature of habit.
You aren't the only one that learned something new today. I also thought you needed two sketches.
It makes sense, because you can do something similar with lofts - I'm still in shock, something that I should know about, and if I ever did know about it, I forgot it, and overwrote that memory space multiple times, because it was GONE!
Cool stuff, Thanks Dennis!
Glenn Schroeder wrote:
Todd Blacksher wrote:
That . . . is . . . so . . . cool . . . How did I not know about that?!?
That is the problem with being a creature of habit.
You aren't the only one that learned something new today. I also thought you needed two sketches.
THIS IS WHY WE ARE HERE - I'm sure that Dennis thought it was a "throwaway tip" and probably that everyone already knew it!
So glad he shared!
Todd Blacksher wrote:
Glenn Schroeder wrote:
Todd Blacksher wrote:
That . . . is . . . so . . . cool . . . How did I not know about that?!?
That is the problem with being a creature of habit.
You aren't the only one that learned something new today. I also thought you needed two sketches.
THIS IS WHY WE ARE HERE - I'm sure that Dennis thought it was a "throwaway tip" and probably that everyone already knew it!
So glad he shared!
You're asking for testimonials in the other thread. I believe you just found one.
Todd Blacksher wrote:
That . . . is . . . so . . . cool . . . How did I not know about that?!?
That is the problem with being a creature of habit.
This is new for SW 2017:
I've been racking my brain trying to figure why that was so apparent. I suspect that it has something to do with working with sheet metal features so much. That is a memory space that hasn't be overwritten... YET!!!
The select loop (although not necessary in this case) comes in incredibly handy in many circumstances (when things aren't tangent). Saves tons of time
Sanity restored . . . I was kicking myself for either not knowing or somehow forgetting something so cool!
It's been a few years since I printed out the What's New and went through it with a highlighter - I need to get back in that habit.
I think all of you are working too hard.
I have a bunch of other work to get out of the way - but bump this back to the top if I don't post my "solution" later today.
I spoke too soon.
I hadn't seen that .02 offset.
But for what it is worth - see attached.
(I didn't bother to add the features at the bottom.)
hate to rain on your parade, but the new thing in 2017 was to be able to select edges/faces for the PROFILE, not the path. using them for the path has been around for a while.
Thanks all for the help.
Dave
it works in 2014 as wel
and i dint know about this either
i usualy sketch a path as wel
good to know it could be a time saver
Edit: tangent is key tho
Jeremy Feist wrote:
hate to rain on your parade, but the new thing in 2017 was to be able to select edges/faces for the PROFILE, not the path. using them for the path has been around for a while.
Sure . . . I left my umbrella at home, the parade was cancelled, and now I am back to kicking myself!
This is probably worse than the time that I forgot about using Tab to hide components/bodies . . .
(Something deep inside said that it had been around for a while, and that I had completely forgotten about it, but I couldn't piece it together.)
I thought the worst part about getting older was the creaking of the bones . . .
It would be easier to help you if you would attach the file.