unable to thicken surface...
unable to thicken surface...
(OP)
OK, the search function isn't working right now on this site so I thought I can ask something that has probably been asked before:
Every once in a while when I am creating a lofted surface, mirrored the surface, and knitted them, I can't thicken the surfaces. I don't see any geometry limitations and the "I-can't-do-this" box doesn't show me any errors or reasons why not. Is there something I'm missing? Thanks
-todd
Every once in a while when I am creating a lofted surface, mirrored the surface, and knitted them, I can't thicken the surfaces. I don't see any geometry limitations and the "I-can't-do-this" box doesn't show me any errors or reasons why not. Is there something I'm missing? Thanks
-todd






RE: unable to thicken surface...
RE: unable to thicken surface...
I just tried thickening it from the center (instead of out or in) after it was mirrored and it works fine but who measures a part from the middle of the material? I guess I will have to go back and adjust all of my dimensions to account for the thickening. Thanks for the help.
-todd
RE: unable to thicken surface...
RE: unable to thicken surface...
If you're mirroring across a plane (which you are), create the surface, thicken it, cut away the material that crossed the mirror plane, and then mirror the body/feature. Should remain a nice solid.
If it's a gap instead of a tresspassing volume, extend the edge of your surface, then trim it with your plane or a planar surface--then try to mirror and thicken. If that doesn't work, thicken before mirroring, trim, and then mirror the body/feature.
Jeff Mowry
Industrial Designhaus, LLC
http://www.industrialdesignhaus.com
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-todd
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Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP
3DVision Technologies
http://www.3dvisiontech.com
http://www.scottjbaugh.com
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RE: unable to thicken surface...
When making lofts, it is possible to constrain the surface edge "normal to profile" (tangency constraint). If you loft to a sketch on the symmetry plane, use this.
Sometimes thickening needs to be done by brute force, by offsetting surfaces and connecting sides with ruled or lofted surfaces. Sometimes, if an offset isn't possible, it needs to be created from scratch on its own.
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-todd