Constrain Profile to Path
Constrain Profile to Path
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Inventor 2010 part file attached. Sketch1 is a profile intended to sweep along the path of Sketch2. Sketch2 is sized as the outermost edge of the sweep so I want to locate the profile corner at the bottom midpoint of the path. I cannot get coincident point constraint to work nor can I project the geometry of the path to try other constraint types. How do I constrain the profile to the bottom midpoint?





RE: Constrain Profile to Path
I simply reordered the sketches by dragging Sketch 2 before Sketch 1 in the browser. I was able to do this because there was no reference of Sketch 1 in Sketch 2. Had I projected anything from Sketch 1 then I would not be able to do this.
Overall though, great start as a new user constraining to the origin!
RE: Constrain Profile to Path
I reordered the sketches as you advise but still struggling with constraining the profile like I want. Can you recommend a strategy for constraining the endpoint in Sketch1 to the midpoint in Sketch2? I have not been able to make coincident point work and I have not figured out yet another way to solve it. Seems like I have yet to discover the intuition.
RE: Constrain Profile to Path
So, reorder the sketch, use project geometry on the line you want to constrain it to. That will put a single dot on the plane for you to constrain to.
RE: Constrain Profile to Path
Now, as I sweep the profile, it leaves the corners cut out save a wall thickness - the new version is attached. I've tried multiple ways to draw this and one was using extrusions to make the return flange with the cut-away operation. I didn't like it because of this issue and resolved it as a bad approach. Now I find again I don't recognize settings to prevent it.
Thanks again. Trying to make the paradigm shift before my trial ends. Appreciate the attention.
RE: Constrain Profile to Path
RE: Constrain Profile to Path