I am sketching a pipe centerline at a slope to the top plane and I want to identify the point where it pierces a vertical cylindrical face.
I suppose because the cylinder is not in the sketch, this is not straightforward.
I could calculate the height of the point with trigonometry, but surely there is a SW technique for this.
Thanks Jerry; here's what I did:-
Edit the sketch of the pipe centerline.
CM>Convert entities>Intersection curve>PM displays.
Select face of cylinder>OK>Cancel>Intersection line of pipe plane and cylindrical face displays.
Select intersection line and check for construction.
Add a sketch point in the pipe plane then relate it to intersection of the two lines.
I'm having a hard time picturing what you're trying to achieve (low on brain power at the moment), but often when I have issues piercing the best option is to use a 3DSketch point instead. in 3DSketch you can make the point coincident to a 3D surface and a plane, and then you can reference that point in your 2D sketch.
Avoids the Intersection Curve which in my mind can be a bit unstable.
John,
You can use an Intersection Curve (under the Convert Entities icon). Select the face of the cylinder and you will get lines where the cylinder intersects the sketch plane. Convert them to construction lines and add a point coincident with the intersection of your pipe centerline.
Jerry S.