How do I bridge a gap?
How do I bridge a gap?
(OP)
I'm trying to connect 2 cylindrical objects, but one is also helical (a spring) so I'm not sure how to make a guide path that's perpendicular to both ends.
But the "Bridge" doesn't have to be perfectly tangent. I'm just throwing together concepts for a rainstorming session, so if you have a quick & dirty way to sort of fake it, that's okay.
But the "Bridge" doesn't have to be perfectly tangent. I'm just throwing together concepts for a rainstorming session, so if you have a quick & dirty way to sort of fake it, that's okay.





RE: How do I bridge a gap?
RE: How do I bridge a gap?
John R. Baker, P.E.
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Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
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To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: How do I bridge a gap?
Best Regards
Hudson
www.jamb.com.au
Nil Desperandum illegitimi non carborundum
RE: How do I bridge a gap?
John - I don't know anything about mesh surfaces. I tried experimenting with the command & reading the help file but I'm totally lost. I probably need more advanced training, but 99% of what we do here is simple Extrudes, Revolves, etc.
Hudson - it appears your sample .PRT is from a newer version of NX. We run NX4.
I "faked" it with a simple extrude to bridge the gap. It doesn't line up perfectly on the coil side, but you can't tell unless you zoom way in. My manager is happy so I'm just going to move on.
RE: How do I bridge a gap?
Attached is a simple example.
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
http://www.plmworld.org/museum/
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: How do I bridge a gap?
RE: How do I bridge a gap?
I finished by uniting the various bits.
RE: How do I bridge a gap?
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
http://www.plmworld.org/museum/
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: How do I bridge a gap?
Is there a reverse button in the Through Curves dialog box in NX4? I can't find it.
RE: How do I bridge a gap?
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
http://www.plmworld.org/museum/
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: How do I bridge a gap?
Best regards,
Michäël.
NX4.0.4.2 MP10 / TCE 9.1.3.8_build_0711 / NX6.0.5.3 + TC8.1 Unified / NX7.0.0.9
Belgium
RE: How do I bridge a gap?