Pattern on curved surface
Pattern on curved surface
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Hello. My first post as i was searching the net for help on pattern and stumbled on this what seems to be very helpful site.
I searched but still dont know how to make a pattern on curved surface. My best guess is wrapping but dont think that would do the job, plus i'm not sure how to do that:) Its a handle (i attached a file of it) and it has a pyramid pattern in the cutout section. There is a thread ˝how do I put a dimple pattern on a non-flat curved surface˝ and i really liked the post CADGemini made, buts its a bit too advanced for me. Hope someone can help me cause i'm stuck.
I searched but still dont know how to make a pattern on curved surface. My best guess is wrapping but dont think that would do the job, plus i'm not sure how to do that:) Its a handle (i attached a file of it) and it has a pyramid pattern in the cutout section. There is a thread ˝how do I put a dimple pattern on a non-flat curved surface˝ and i really liked the post CADGemini made, buts its a bit too advanced for me. Hope someone can help me cause i'm stuck.






RE: Pattern on curved surface
Dan
www.eltronresearch.com
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RE: Pattern on curved surface
RE: Pattern on curved surface
I am using SW 2009 SP2.0 hopefully you can take a look.
Mike
RE: Pattern on curved surface
Again, thanks a lot for taking your time and helping me.
RE: Pattern on curved surface
1st Create a sketch on Plane 2
- create 2 lines in the two directions that you want the linear pattern to go. (I selected 2 straight edges of the pocket and used convert entity to create the lines.)
- close the sketch
- click linear pattern (on features tab)
- Direction 1: Select one of the lines and set the spacing to 2.3mm (make sure the bumps do not intersect) and enter the number of bumps you want in that direction (start with 4 or 5 to see if it works REBUILDS take forever)
- Direction 2: REPEAT above
- Features to Pattern: on the design tree click on Extrude10
- Instances to skip: the pattern will go beyond the pocket. Select the bumps that you want to remove.
- Click GREEN Check mark
- Now you need to chamfer the bumps
DONE
I am sure there are more efficient ways. I am a brute force kind of guy.
Mike
Corbett Engineering
http://www.corbetteng.com