2 Replies Latest reply on Mar 12, 2013 4:24 PM by Mark Kaiser

    Sweep Problem

    Jon Ford
    Jon Ford Mar 12, 2013 3:50 PM

      Hi all, new here so please be patient

       

      Basically, have attached a drawing of a curved bar and cant seem to sweep a mould profile on the front face...

       

      Any help, pointers or tutorials which may help will be very much appreciated...

       

      Only beeen using the software 6 wks so very much a newbie!

       

      Cheers

       

      Jon

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        • Re: Sweep Problem
          Glenn Schroeder
          Glenn Schroeder Mar 12, 2013 4:21 PM (in response to Jon Ford)

          Jon,

           

          Welcome to the forum.  I briefly opened your part.  I don't have much time to spend on it right now; someone else probably will.  I just wanted to mention that this would be a perfect place for you to create a sketch of your mold profile and save it as a .sldlfp file.  You could then use it in the Structural Shape feature on the Weldments toolbar to create the molding and it will automatically miter the corners.  If you're going to be doing much of this type of modeling that would save you an incredible amount of time.

           

          Glen

          • Re: Sweep Problem
            Mark Kaiser
            Mark Kaiser Mar 12, 2013 4:24 PM (in response to Jon Ford)

            Here's half the job for you to get around the corners.  A different method and a few more steps than you were using.  There's always more than one way.