challenging 3D sketch
challenging 3D sketch
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I am making a fixture for a part that has a 3D chamfer around a curved surface edge. The chamfer is 3D because its Z changes as you go around the curve. I only have the parasolid to work with so I can't see how the original part was modeled.
In any case, I was able to convert the two edges of the chamfer to 3D sketches. What I want to do now is to 3D sketch a curve that is always equidistant from the two chamfered edges (so it's really a curve in the plane of the chamfer, which changes as you move around the part).
I'm not sure (1) if I can do this in SW, (2) if I can, how, or (3) if there is a better way to achieve the same result. The reason for wanting a curve halfway up the chamfer is that I am only allowed to use that much to hold the part in this fixture.
Thanks,
Matt
In any case, I was able to convert the two edges of the chamfer to 3D sketches. What I want to do now is to 3D sketch a curve that is always equidistant from the two chamfered edges (so it's really a curve in the plane of the chamfer, which changes as you move around the part).
I'm not sure (1) if I can do this in SW, (2) if I can, how, or (3) if there is a better way to achieve the same result. The reason for wanting a curve halfway up the chamfer is that I am only allowed to use that much to hold the part in this fixture.
Thanks,
Matt






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Does it have to be exactly mid-way all the way along the chamfer? Could it be an offset from one surface which places the contact line at or below the mid-point?
An image of the chamfered part would be very helpful.
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@CBL: I could probably live with that so long as they can make it on the floor. The chamfer is .020", so halfway is .010" - getting pretty small already.
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An image would definitely help.
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Is the material non-magnetic?
Is the jig clamping the chamfer against something on the flat surface opposite the curved surface?
Instead of clamping the chamfer, could you use an expanding type clamp on a portion of the hole profile?
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What edges/surfaces are relative?
.020 actual surface (or max .010 depending on direction of clamping force) is an extremely small area to clamp on and still not distort the part.
What quantity ? Sometimes one or two parts are not that big of a problem; for instance, "Facsimile" or similar replicating material can be used for holding, then disolved out.
But if you're talking production, that's a whole different situation.
RE: challenging 3D sketch
You can bisect the chamfer surface with a surface sweep.
- Use the original uncut edge as your main sweep path (exctract via 3D sketch before making chamfer).
- Use chamfer edges as guide curves
- In section sketch, create a construction line with endpoints on each of the guide curves with PIERCE constraints. Create a regular line that is constrained to the construction line's midpoint and perpendicular to the construction line.
- Create a surface sweep w/ above curves and sketches
- one end of resulting surface will be your "midcurve"
You may need to extend ends of your guide curves to make sweep work.You can also make surface extend through chamfer and get the resulting intersection curve.
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