How Many Constraints are needed to Fully Define a Sketch
How Many Constraints are needed to Fully Define a Sketch
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I am using SW2007 and am working on an aluminum extrusion sketch that is a library feature to be inserted into a weldment later. The sketch has three profiles along the base that are identical. I am trying to get the sketch fully defined without have a gadgillion dimensions on the sketch. Is there a simple rule of thumb to follow when defining a sketch??
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Scott
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Scott






RE: How Many Constraints are needed to Fully Define a Sketch
Don't throw dims everywhere until it is defined, proper dims will define it with the least amount of dims. The machinist can also use these dims.
Chris
SolidWorks 07 4.0/PDMWorks 07
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 09-17-07)
RE: How Many Constraints are needed to Fully Define a Sketch
Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
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RE: How Many Constraints are needed to Fully Define a Sketch
NOTE: Although the Fix and Fully Define Sketch options will define the sketch (and turn it black) they will not capture any Design Intent ... or even give suitable dimensions for machining.
RE: How Many Constraints are needed to Fully Define a Sketch
Chris
SolidWorks 07 4.0/PDMWorks 07
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 09-17-07)
RE: How Many Constraints are needed to Fully Define a Sketch
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RE: How Many Constraints are needed to Fully Define a Sketch
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RE: How Many Constraints are needed to Fully Define a Sketch
Without knowing your design intent, as well as what the part actually looks like, it's not easy to give you an exact answer as to what you should/can do.
Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
http://designsmarter.typepad.com/jeffs_blog
Dell M90, Core2 Duo
4GB RAM
Nvidia 3500M
RE: How Many Constraints are needed to Fully Define a Sketch
When inserting on a plane perpendicular to the plane that the library feature was created on, many errors arise because it cant solve the horizontal if its inserted vertically. (Hope that made sense.)
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