NX3.0.3.2 Taper function
NX3.0.3.2 Taper function
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Hi all
How do you draft a wall from a given point, example: say you have cylinder that is 8.0 in dia. and 5.0 tall and I want to draft 1.0 from the top down of the cylinder wall tapering the wall inward. How do you do this using the [Taper] function with in [Feature Operation] tool bar?
Thanks
How do you draft a wall from a given point, example: say you have cylinder that is 8.0 in dia. and 5.0 tall and I want to draft 1.0 from the top down of the cylinder wall tapering the wall inward. How do you do this using the [Taper] function with in [Feature Operation] tool bar?
Thanks





RE: NX3.0.3.2 Taper function
Chris Cooper
Senior CAD Specialist
Cleveland Golf / Never Compromise
www.clevelandgolf.com
www.nevercompromise.com
RE: NX3.0.3.2 Taper function
RE: NX3.0.3.2 Taper function
Make sure your selection bar is available so you can click on the center point.
Justin Ackley
Designer
jackley@gmail.com
RE: NX3.0.3.2 Taper function
If you want to taper a face from a point, first you need a point to taper from. The generic case would be picking the bottom corner of a planar face, the picked point will stay associative (for the most part, but a big model change can foul things up). In your example of a cylindrical face 1 inch from the end, you have no existing point to pick. You will have to make your own. Place a point where you want and run through the taper command. I think you will find the results are not what you want. If I read the original post correctly, you want a cylinder with the last inch tapered. What you will end up with is a truncated cone (or full cone depending on taper angle). Why? Because you told it to taper the face - so it tapered the entire cylindrical face. If you want to mimic a chamfer, you will first need to split the face. The split will create an edge, so you might as well use taper from edge.
RE: NX3.0.3.2 Taper function
Justin Ackley
Designer
jackley@gmail.com
RE: NX3.0.3.2 Taper function
That is quite possible, I think we were typing our responses at the same time (notice the timestamps) so I was not countering anything that you have said; I didn't even see your response until after I had hit 'submit'. We'll have to wait for EngMfg1 to clarify what he was after.
RE: NX3.0.3.2 Taper function
RE: NX3.0.3.2 Taper function
Otherwise you would have to do what cowski said and split surfaces, then split line taper, etc.
Justin Ackley
Designer
jackley@gmail.com
RE: NX3.0.3.2 Taper function
If you are looking to learn the taper command, I would suggest extruding a box shape and experimenting with picking different edges and/or points on the box. Hit the help files for split line taper and body taper, they are a bit more involved.