Height of cone with rounded tip
Height of cone with rounded tip
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Hello, I'm adjusting the swept volume of a part that comprises a round-tipped cone (think ball point pen nib). When I use Measure I can get the distance from the base of the cone to where the hemispherical portion is tangent to the sides, but not the overall length. Is there a way to have SW give that to me directly??? Thanks!






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Rob Stupplebeen
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Rob Stupplebeen
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You could of course intersect a plane with the cone center line, do an intersection curve and make a construction to get the information you need. But wouldn't it be better to have this information in the original sketch if it is part of intent?
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RE: Height of cone with rounded tip
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RE: Height of cone with rounded tip
RE: Height of cone with rounded tip
A little trick I use for those sorts of tasks is to create a section view that then allows the maximum to be selected as a point.
For your example two section planes orthagonal and passing through the central axis would create a point that can then be selected.
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