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draft angle on a logo on an angled surface?
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draft angle on a logo on an angled surface?

draft angle on a logo on an angled surface?

(OP)
I have an angled surface that I want to have a logo placed on.

Apparently the idea is to cast the part, powder coat it, and then grind off the powder coat on the logo to have the metal color shine thru.

However, I'm having trouble placing a draft on the logo.

I've put the logo on the surface of the 45deg angled part. then I created a datum that is offset from the base (normal to the pull direction) and extruded the logo .060 up. this created the logo, however, when I try to draft the sides, proe fights me.

I've tried using blends, but the logo looks funky. I then tried rounds, chamfers, but I can' t get anything that looks satisfactory. I don't understand why I can't just do a normal draft on it.

anyone got any advice?

RE: draft angle on a logo on an angled surface?

(OP)
nevermind - figured it out.

I wasn't grabbing the full surfaces, and when I did, I grabbed all of the logo, not just one chain. If i do it in several steps, I can get the logo drafted.

 

RE: draft angle on a logo on an angled surface?

Engrnick, congrats on figuring it out. Another way to perform this would be to create a sketch and then offset with draft. It is the same amount of steps but this way you dont have to worry about not selecting all of the surfaces.

RE: draft angle on a logo on an angled surface?

I have had to do the same numerous times, only on injection molded parts.  I went a slightly different way, though.  I created a protrusion to the slanted surface and then made a parallel cut a certain distance away from the slanted surface.  That way you do not have to draft the logo much, if at all.  Again, it all depends on the size of logo and material, but there is always more than one way to get it done.   

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