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Revolved Loft?
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Revolved Loft?

Revolved Loft?

(OP)
Is it possible to do a revolved loft?  Trying to draw a satelite dish with parabolic contours and would like to do a revolve loft to the contours.

RE: Revolved Loft?

Yes, you can revolve a loft.  Right from SWx help menu

Select the profiles to loft in the graphics area for Profiles .

Under Centerline Parameters:

Select the centerline sketch in the graphics area for Centerline

Best Regards,

Heckler
Sr. Mechanical Engineer
SW2005 SP 2.0 & Pro/E 2001
Dell Precision 370
P4 3.6 GHz, 1GB RAM
XP Pro SP2.0
NIVIDA Quadro FX 1400
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RE: Revolved Loft?

I need to add one other item, you will need two profiles to complete the loft.  The other week I made a spring.  I created a composite curve out of three helix and had a two profiles then made a loft.  But now in 2006 we have a varable pitch helix....

Best Regards,

Heckler
Sr. Mechanical Engineer
SW2005 SP 2.0 & Pro/E 2001
Dell Precision 370
P4 3.6 GHz, 1GB RAM
XP Pro SP2.0
NIVIDA Quadro FX 1400
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  _`\(,_
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"There is no trouble so great or grave that cannot be much diminished by a nice cup of tea"  Bernard-Paul Heroux
 

RE: Revolved Loft?

(OP)
What you described doesn't work for what I am doing.  I have one parabolic contour on one plane and another parabolic contour on another.  They both share the same axis at the center and I want to revolve around that shared axis and loft the two contours.  Any other ideas?  What you told me is the centerline is a guide curve for the two contours to follow and I just want to revolve around that centerline not use it as a guide curve.

RE: Revolved Loft?

rjmax,

Can you share a picture with us so we better understand what you are trying to do?

Have you tried revolving each contour 180° and joining them as one solid body? Or maybe revolve each contour 180° and then loft between the two profiles to connect the two solid bodies into one. I might be unclear of what you are trying to achieve. Without a picture I am guessing.

Best Regards,
Jon

Challenges are what makes life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.

Solidworks 2005 SP3.0

RE: Revolved Loft?

Perhaps I am missing something here, but why can't you just do a simple revolve of each, or join both contours using the  composite curve feature & then do one revolve?

Perhaps if you post an image (FAQ559-1100) we can offer the correct advice.


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: Revolved Loft?

Sounds like a rotational blend, it's been in Pro/E for years, but I can't find it in SolidWorks.

RE: Revolved Loft?

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I am a bit confused by your description.  Is this what you are trying to do?
http://img25.echo.cx/my.php?image=parabolaloft6ln.jpg

You say you are creating a parabolic dish, but using 2 parabolas.  To create a true parabolic dish, all you would need to do is create ONE parabola and revolve it around its axis.

In my example, I have used to parabolas as you described and used an eliptical guide curve.

RE: Revolved Loft?

I no nothing about Solidworks but a NURBS surface can exactly specify a conic surface.

RE: Revolved Loft?

(OP)
Arlin, what you have there is exactly what I am trying to do.  Any advice?

RE: Revolved Loft?

rjmax,

What I did was create the two parabolas on perpendicular planes.
Create the eliptical guide curve that intersects the parabolas.
Create a Loft with the two parabolas, selecting the elipse as a guide curve.
This will give you 1/4 of your dish.
Now use the mirror bodies command to create the other 3 quadrants.

RE: Revolved Loft?

(OP)
Arlin,

That did it!  Thanks a ton!

RE: Revolved Loft?

Good call Arlin ... How long have you been psychic?


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

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