Currently when I am drafting a part in Solidworks it always removes material. Is there a way to set it up so it adds material.
For example if you have a cube that is 3" wide and you draft one side, that side at it's narrowest point will be less then 3". If you add draft then the narrowest point will be 3".
I have a machined print that I am creating the model and when I add draft my overall part at the narrowest point is too small.
Any ideas?
it all depends on your selection of the neutral plane. by definition the size of the part is unchanged (remaines neutral) at the neutral plane.
Jeremy Feist wrote:
it all depends on your selection of the neutral plane. by definition the size of the part is unchanged (remaines neutral) at the neutral plane.
Yes, do select the neutral plane where you want the size unchanged. Then, if the draft removes material, flip the direction of the draft.
If I flip the direct of the draft it just drafts the opposite way which gives me an under cut
Ivy Courtney wrote:
If I flip the direct of the draft it just drafts the opposite way which gives me an under cut
Are you using "Neutral plane" or "Parting Line" as your Type of Draft? It'll work the same with either, but knowing which will help communication.
We're talking about switching "Direction of Pull", not the "Other Face" switch.
Post a picture, if you would.
Dwight
Ivy,
Take a look at the draft command in the mold tools.
Or you could create a simple extruded cut representative of this draft.
Ivy,
You may have to modify your part features before the Draft feature to get the right size. Grow the part by the amount needed to get the correct size after the draft is applied.
Jerry Steiger
Jerry
Grow the part? What's that?
Do you mean add draft, measure the result, compute the difference between the result and what you want, and then add (or subtract) that difference to a feature you made before the draft? If so, then I see what you mean.
Dwight
Dwight,
Right, although you could get really sophisticated and calculate how much material to add before you try it.
Jerry Steiger
Ivy,
You may have to modify your part features before the Draft feature to get the right size. Grow the part by the amount needed to get the correct size after the draft is applied.
Jerry Steiger