Hi All,
I am looking for a solution to this problem, please see model attached to get the point.
Is there a better way to make a cut that follows the upperface normal all the way through.
The solution that I created does take way to long time for SW.
A Swept Cut will do what you need. I would attach my Part but I'm using SW2020 and you wouldn't be able to open it, but here's what I did.
But for me that doesn't follow the surface normal, using 2018 may be the problem.
Steen Østergaard wrote:
But for me that doesn't follow the surface normal, using 2018 may be the problem.
It may be because of some of the settings in the Cut's feature manager. Play with those and see if you can get it to work, because it shouldn't have changed that much since 2018.
I tried it too with 2018 and messed with the settings. Keep Normal gets closer but its still way off. I think the keep normal is relative to start position and doesn't keep normal to the twisted surface.... some how we need to use that surface as the guide for normal.
I tried to convert to sheetmetal to flatten and do the cut but that twist seems too much.
..if you can Split the surface, add a Ruled Surface (normal and depth of cutter) and Thicken Cut (mid, width of cutter), it should work near perfect.
I have a solution: Used boundary-surface between two 3d lines on the surface and then useds Cut-thicken.
It is not pretty but it works!
I have a solution: Used boundary-surface between two 3d lines on the surface and then useds Cut-thicken.
It is not pretty but it works!
Steen Østergaard wrote:
I have a solution: Used boundary-surface between two 3d lines on the surface and then useds Cut-thicken.
It is not pretty but it works!
I don't think this is a good method. Modeling it one thing, but you still have to do it. In the case of "thickening" the groove will have a variable cross-section. Where the surface is convex - the bottom will be narrower, And where the concave - the bottom will be wider. The bottom will also be a problem (see fig.). Sweep-Cut seems to be the best solution, which Glenn Schroeder also suggested. In this case, you can use the tool profile used to make the groove.
How is this method.
I have a solution: Used boundary-surface between two 3d lines on the surface and then useds Cut-thicken.
It is not pretty but it works!