Help generating multiplane grooves that can be patterned
Help generating multiplane grooves that can be patterned
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I'm using Pro/E 2001.
I have a cylinder with a round face at one end that is stepped, the inside diameter being higher than the outside diameter.
The transition between the two heights is along a 3 degree draft face.
I want to add a groove that flows radially from the inside diameter to the edge of the step and then follows the 3 degree face, stopping at the lower face without removing any material from it.
This groove needs to be suitable for patterning.
I can create the groove by itself using two extruded half circles or two swept half circles.
I can pattern the flat radial grooves but I can't pattern the grooves that follow the 3 degree draft, I always get the message that references cannot be replicated or something similar.
Any ideas how I can create these grooves so they can be patterned?
Rough sketch of surface shown below:
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I have a cylinder with a round face at one end that is stepped, the inside diameter being higher than the outside diameter.
The transition between the two heights is along a 3 degree draft face.
I want to add a groove that flows radially from the inside diameter to the edge of the step and then follows the 3 degree face, stopping at the lower face without removing any material from it.
This groove needs to be suitable for patterning.
I can create the groove by itself using two extruded half circles or two swept half circles.
I can pattern the flat radial grooves but I can't pattern the grooves that follow the 3 degree draft, I always get the message that references cannot be replicated or something similar.
Any ideas how I can create these grooves so they can be patterned?
Rough sketch of surface shown below:
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RE: Help generating multiplane grooves that can be patterned
Are you cutting or extruding? Why not use a revolved cut or extruding and then pattern based on the diameter and linear distance used at the same time.
Tofflemire
RE: Help generating multiplane grooves that can be patterned
RE: Help generating multiplane grooves that can be patterned
You should be able to do a rotate copy of the quilt and then pattern that rotated copy, regardless of how it was created. Then do the cut from quilt on the pattern leader, and reference pattern that.
Hope that works!
RE: Help generating multiplane grooves that can be patterned
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Heckler
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RE: Help generating multiplane grooves that can be patterned
RE: Help generating multiplane grooves that can be patterned
I managed to complete the task using different relationships and using 'relations' to mantain association between different dimensions.
I'm not used to using surfaces or quilts but it's something I'll look into in the future.
Thanks for your help.