×
INTELLIGENT WORK FORUMS
FOR ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS

Log In

Come Join Us!

Are you an
Engineering professional?
Join Eng-Tips Forums!
  • Talk With Other Members
  • Be Notified Of Responses
    To Your Posts
  • Keyword Search
  • One-Click Access To Your
    Favorite Forums
  • Automated Signatures
    On Your Posts
  • Best Of All, It's Free!
  • Students Click Here

*Eng-Tips's functionality depends on members receiving e-mail. By joining you are opting in to receive e-mail.

Posting Guidelines

Promoting, selling, recruiting, coursework and thesis posting is forbidden.

Students Click Here

Jobs

How do I create a concentric pattern??

How do I create a concentric pattern??

How do I create a concentric pattern??

(OP)
Please help me.  I am a ProE user who is just learning SW and loving every minute.  What I am trying to do is trivial in Pro but I can't figure it out in SW.

What I'm trying to do is create a pattern of concentric annular thin cuts similar to growth rings on a tree or ripples in a pond.

Ideally I would like the rings to be segments of a circle.

Thanks in advance.





RE: How do I create a concentric pattern??

Quote:

I am a ProE user who is just learning SW and loving every minute.
If you are serious, your addition to this forum is VERY welcome change ... but I think I just saw a pink animal with a snout & curly tail fly by my window.

You will probably be able to use the Vary Sketch option under the Insert > Pattern?Mirror > Linear Pattern function.


Helpful SW websites  FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions  FAQ559-1091

RE: How do I create a concentric pattern??

Sketch your rings on the face or plane that you want them.  Select extruded-cut.  In the property manager select the contour tool and highlight each ring.  Then go to thin feature and select your width and complete.

RE: How do I create a concentric pattern??

Quote (SW_"Whats_Wrong"):

Thin features cannot have more than one closed or open profile curve


Helpful SW websites  FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions  FAQ559-1091

RE: How do I create a concentric pattern??

(OP)
BlimeyLimey,

Thanks for the file.  It was quite helpful, however, I have one more question.

I would like to have the controlling dimension be a diameter instead of a radius but the pattern dialog isn't happy with diameters.

Thanks a bunch

RE: How do I create a concentric pattern??

Would "vent" work for you? Insert > Fastening Features > Vent.

Flores
SW06 SP2.0

RE: How do I create a concentric pattern??

By "controlling dimension," do you mean the size of the original slot? If so, there are a couple of ways to do that;

1) By using the "mirror about a centreline" feature when placing the dimension.

2) By dimensioning a centreline which is constrained mid point to the origin.

See the configs in http://www.mooload.com/file.php?file=files/1132682482/Concentric+Rings.SLDPRT


Helpful SW websites  FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions  FAQ559-1091

Red Flag This Post

Please let us know here why this post is inappropriate. Reasons such as off-topic, duplicates, flames, illegal, vulgar, or students posting their homework.

Red Flag Submitted

Thank you for helping keep Eng-Tips Forums free from inappropriate posts.
The Eng-Tips staff will check this out and take appropriate action.

Reply To This Thread

Posting in the Eng-Tips forums is a member-only feature.

Click Here to join Eng-Tips and talk with other members!


Resources