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combining bodies doesn't work
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combining bodies doesn't work

combining bodies doesn't work

(OP)
Hi,

I have a problem with combining bodies.
Inside a part, I created a circle and extruded it as a cylinder. Than I created a tilted reference plan through the cylinder. Than I draw a rectangle on this plane and extruded it as usual, obtaining a box.

Now, I would like to get the intersection between the cylinder and the box. Unfortunately, SW4 doesn't list the box into the "solid body" list, in the feature manager. As a result, I can't intersect the two bodies.

Can someone tell me where I am wrong?

thanks in advance...
p

RE: combining bodies doesn't work

Are the bodies touching at all? If not then Combining bodies will not work.

Did you select or unselect Merge bodies when you made each feature?

Are you sure you didn't accidently click on surface over feature, seen that happen a few times.

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP
www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376

RE: combining bodies doesn't work

(OP)
Thanks Scott for your quick reply:

The bodies are intersecting each other. One is a flat box, the other is a cylinder.

What do you mean with "select/unselect Merge"? what I did is to create the new sketch and extrude it.

Meanwhile, I discover that if I create the new feature outside the other, both the bodies are listed as Solid bodies (but, of course, I can't combine them). But as soon as I intersect them, adding smart dimensions, they are no more listed as solid bodies.

Do there is some option that set this property?

CHeers


RE: combining bodies doesn't work

When doing the extrude, their is Merge result option in the Direction 1 section. Deselecting that option will create the multi-body.


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

RE: combining bodies doesn't work

(OP)
that's it! Gosh... thank you very much
p

RE: combining bodies doesn't work

Another option you can consider is making the "box" an extruded cut instead and then toggle the option "Flip cut" which cuts away everything outside the sketched profile.

Jason

UG NX2.02.2 on Win2000 SP3
SolidWorks 2005 SP5.0 on WinXP SP2
SolidWorks 2006 SP1.0 on WinXP SP2

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