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Offset Surface

Offset Surface

Offset Surface

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I have got a non-planar surface that I am trying to offset a certain distance in order to extrude a sketch up to that surface in order to create the shape of that non-planar surface.  I know that this can be done in Solidworks but am not sure how to do it in UG.  I am using NX4.  Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Lurks

RE: Offset Surface

In Modelling:

Insert -> Offset/Scale -> Offset Surface

Select the sureface you want to offset, and enter the desired distance. If there is no problem with the surface, you should see a preview of the offset. Use this preview to double-check the offset direction vector. If it is wrong, you can change that in the dialogue box.

I hope that this helps!
 

Chris Cooper
Senior CAD Specialist
Cleveland Golf / Never Compromise
www.clevelandgolf.com
www.nevercompromise.com

RE: Offset Surface

Lucks,

Chris is on the right track. The workflow is make the sketch, offset the surface, create an extrude from the sketch, trim the extrude using the offset surface. Variations on this theme do exist, but they'll be much the same result.

For neatness sake you could trim the extrude or limit it to your existing surface and then offset the trimmed face, which in most cases (but not all) will give you identical results and one less body in the file.

Best regards

Hudson  

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