Tapped or NPT holes on curve surface
Tapped or NPT holes on curve surface
(OP)
Hi all.
What is the best way to created a threaded feature which starts on a curved surface and cuts into a solid.
I tried creating a surface tangent to the solid and then create a sketch point to use as my center point for the hole. But I get an error that says something about the sketch point not being fully constrained, even though my sketch point is fully constrained?
Does solid works need a flat surface to create threaded holes?
What is the best way to created a threaded feature which starts on a curved surface and cuts into a solid.
I tried creating a surface tangent to the solid and then create a sketch point to use as my center point for the hole. But I get an error that says something about the sketch point not being fully constrained, even though my sketch point is fully constrained?
Does solid works need a flat surface to create threaded holes?






RE: Tapped or NPT holes on curve surface
RE: Tapped or NPT holes on curve surface
I read the FAQ over, the 2D part does not apply to a HW feature on a curved surface. The sketch will always be 3D. I see you edited it today, what changes did you make?
SA
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Matt
CAD Engineer/ECN Analyst
Silicon Valley, CA
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RE: Tapped or NPT holes on curve surface
My intent is to not sound critical but why include the following at all?
The FAQ, after all, is about putting a Hole Wizard feature on a cylindical face (I believe it also applies to any non-planer face as I have put hole wizard features in spline faces and ellipse faces the same way). A user will not be selecting a planer surface so you will never get a 2D sketch. I feel this information could be confusing to a new user and should be taken out. Is this correct or am I missing something? Maybe I am the only one confused?
SA
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