Surface Loft face not smooth when WEDM machined
Surface Loft face not smooth when WEDM machined
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I created an open surface Loft with tangent s curved geometry (like a wavy carpet) and used the Cut-Thicken command @ .030" thick to cut a simple extruded part in half with it. It created two bodies representing a form punch and die. When I zoom in to the cut faces and rotate it so the light hits it just right I can see transitions along the face as if the shaped curve was made up of small straight segments. I thought this was just a display setting.
But then we WEDM machined the face using a 4 axis cut it has the same subtle flats throughout the curved face. Is there a resolution or fineness setting that controls this at the geometry level in SolidWorks? Our WEDM guys are using the solidworks model directly, no file conversions.
tom
But then we WEDM machined the face using a 4 axis cut it has the same subtle flats throughout the curved face. Is there a resolution or fineness setting that controls this at the geometry level in SolidWorks? Our WEDM guys are using the solidworks model directly, no file conversions.
tom
Tom Malinski
Sr Design Engineer
OKay Industries
New Britain CT






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RE: Surface Loft face not smooth when WEDM machined
Jeff Mowry
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RE: Surface Loft face not smooth when WEDM machined
Eric
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Although it certainly looks that way. I'll just have to remember to bump the display quality prior to saving for CNC use.
Thanks,
Tom
Tom Malinski
Sr Design Engineer
OKay Industries
New Britain CT
RE: Surface Loft face not smooth when WEDM machined
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RE: Surface Loft face not smooth when WEDM machined
they use the native sldprt file
Tom Malinski
Sr Design Engineer
OKay Industries
New Britain CT
RE: Surface Loft face not smooth when WEDM machined
http://capinc.com/pages/support/techtips.cfm
It was about what SW does with the image quality setting and may be of use in this topic.
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reason trumps all. And awe transcends reason.
RE: Surface Loft face not smooth when WEDM machined
Look up 4 or 5 posts.
RE: Surface Loft face not smooth when WEDM machined
Sorry! I'll probably wake up near lunch time.
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reason trumps all. And awe transcends reason.