Hi,
The attached SW2013 part is a drawer handle that needs to have a curved surface where the fingers will grasp the handle. The photos are of a wooden model that has had an approximation of the curve required and has a pencil outline of limits of the curve.
I tried a sweep cut but to get the sweep to extend the length needed, the cut removes sections of the body that should not be cut. I cannot visualise how a loft cut could be used so ... help please.
Thanks,
Just thinking out loud: have you tried making a surface using those lines as the boundaries? Then a cut from the "handle rear.jpg" side sketch up to that surface? It all depends how particular you are about the angle of the cut relative to the surface.
(also, I'd work on half and then mirror it).
I am not that familiar with surfacing techniques so for me lofting is the easiest way. I mocked something up that seems pretty good but I have SW2014 so you wouldn't be able to open it, but here are my steps. I have attached an IGS file too in case you want to see the end result.
First do a sketch of the curve boundary like your pencil line.
Then on the front plane do a sketch of the other boundary. Make sure the endpoints match the ends of the first sketch.
Then do a projected curve of that sketch onto the front face.
Next on the right plane sketch the profile of the cut.
Make a 3D sketch with just a point on one end. Then do another 3D sketch with a point on the other end. They need to be separate sketches.
Make a 3D sketch with the edge of the handle, and trim it where the boundaries end.
Do a cut loft. For the profiles select the 3D sketch with one endpoint, then the middle profile, then the other endpoint sketch. For the guide curves select the projected curve, the top boundary sketch, and the 3D edge sketch.
Finished loft
Hi Jamil,
Sorry to be slow in responding. I have had other demands on my time, but your method looks exactly what I need. I have yet to try it but your detailed response should make it easy for me.
Thanks,
Bevin
I am not that familiar with surfacing techniques so for me lofting is the easiest way. I mocked something up that seems pretty good but I have SW2014 so you wouldn't be able to open it, but here are my steps. I have attached an IGS file too in case you want to see the end result.
First do a sketch of the curve boundary like your pencil line.
Then on the front plane do a sketch of the other boundary. Make sure the endpoints match the ends of the first sketch.
Then do a projected curve of that sketch onto the front face.
Next on the right plane sketch the profile of the cut.
Make a 3D sketch with just a point on one end. Then do another 3D sketch with a point on the other end. They need to be separate sketches.
Make a 3D sketch with the edge of the handle, and trim it where the boundaries end.
Do a cut loft. For the profiles select the 3D sketch with one endpoint, then the middle profile, then the other endpoint sketch. For the guide curves select the projected curve, the top boundary sketch, and the 3D edge sketch.
Finished loft