How to create a negative from a holed solid block?
How to create a negative from a holed solid block?
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Hi guru,
I am going to create a hydraulic control block with many ducting channels/ holes inside it.
Want to find an effective way to view/ edit the channels within the block.
Can I first create a block, then create the channel later, & convert the channel from hollow to solid? In other words, create a "negative" out of the channelled block in this case?
Please give me some tips.
Thanks in advance.
I am going to create a hydraulic control block with many ducting channels/ holes inside it.
Want to find an effective way to view/ edit the channels within the block.
Can I first create a block, then create the channel later, & convert the channel from hollow to solid? In other words, create a "negative" out of the channelled block in this case?
Please give me some tips.
Thanks in advance.






RE: How to create a negative from a holed solid block?
By this way, if you want to roll-back to the "separated state", just suspend the "subtract" feature.
Claudio
RE: How to create a negative from a holed solid block?
See help on "Combine" tool
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP
3DVision Technologies
www.3dvisiontech.com
www.scottjbaugh.com
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RE: How to create a negative from a holed solid block?
Sorry for the approximate terms I used, but my interface is in Italian and I don't switch it often to English...
"Combine" is also able to discriminate for separate solids that are ingenerated by the operation itself. For ex., if you subtract a pipe to a cube, there will be two solids as a result: the "drilled" cube and the "water inside" the pipe. SW will prompt you if you want to keep both solids, or select which to keep.
Claudio
RE: How to create a negative from a holed solid block?
I think you could adapt this feature to your uses as well as the solutions above.
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reality is no respecter of good intentions.
RE: How to create a negative from a holed solid block?
RE: How to create a negative from a holed solid block?
RE: How to create a negative from a holed solid block?
Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. And scratch where it itches.
RE: How to create a negative from a holed solid block?
I don't know if I would do it the same way next time. I didn't think of making all the components in one part file.
RE: How to create a negative from a holed solid block?
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP
3DVision Technologies
www.3dvisiontech.com
www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376
FAQ559-716 - SW Fora Users
RE: How to create a negative from a holed solid block?
When you create one part with relationship based on the other one, it will have assoications/ links with them. Beware that when external reference link exists, it is very easy to change the parts without notice. I normally broke the links between them.
Thanks again for all replies. Very cool.
Edward
RE: How to create a negative from a holed solid block?
1) Create the block.
2) Create a Swept-cut for the channels.
3) Create a Swept-boss using the same profile & path as the Swept-cut, but deselect the Merge results option.
4) In the Solid bodies section, hide the Swept boss body.
The advantage of this method is that you can directly get the mass properties (volume) of the Swept-boss body (whether hidden or showing).
Using the Combine method, you have to suppress the Combine feature before being able to get the mass properties & then have to unsuppress it to return the model to the finished state.
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RE: How to create a negative from a holed solid block?
Cheers,
Scott Baugh, CSWP
3DVision Technologies
www.3dvisiontech.com
www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376
FAQ559-716 - SW Fora Users
RE: How to create a negative from a holed solid block?
BTW, I was suggesting an alternative to the Combine/Subtract method.
Making the best use of this Forum. FAQ559-716
How to get answers to your SW questions. FAQ559-1091
Helpful SW websites every user should be aware of. FAQ559-520
RE: How to create a negative from a holed solid block?
I need to read a bit better!!
I feel stupid now -
Scott Baugh, CSWP
3DVision Technologies
www.3dvisiontech.com
www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376
FAQ559-716 - SW Fora Users
RE: How to create a negative from a holed solid block?
Making the best use of this Forum. FAQ559-716
How to get answers to your SW questions. FAQ559-1091
Helpful SW websites every user should be aware of. FAQ559-520