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cut\ with surface in SW
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cut\ with surface in SW

cut\ with surface in SW

(OP)

I am trying to use cut\with surface to chop off a part of my object. You need to select a surface/plane where you wanna cut your part according to this surface/plane. I am not able to select this or these surfaces. I click on them but they dont get selected and nothing proceeds. ???

OR if you know any other way to cut off a part of an object(in 3D)?

Thanks for your help,
 

RE: cut\ with surface in SW

Difficult to say without seeing the model.  Does your surface extend through the parts you want to cut?  Is it in fact a surface?  You could try the Delete Face command if the part you want to lop off isn't too complex.

Dan

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RE: cut\ with surface in SW

(OP)


It's a tube passing through an almost semi-sphere's surface, the tube is tangent and not normal to the surface. I need to cut off the part of tube inside of the semi-sphere. There are more than one surface due to the geometry constrain and are filleted. It is not complex, just a tube/pipe inside the semi-sphere.

Hope described it well,
  

RE: cut\ with surface in SW

Cut With Surface is a part level function.

The cutting tool has to be an actual surface (zero thickness) or plane, not just the face of a part.

If you are trying to do this from within an assy, you need to be in edit mode of the part to be cut, and then create a zero-offset surface from the 'cutting' part.

An alternative is to extrude the tube using the Up To Surface option.

RE: cut\ with surface in SW

Another option is to add a split-line where you want the cut, then 'Delete Solid/Surface'.

Chris
SolidWorks 10 SP4.0
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RE: cut\ with surface in SW

(OP)


Hey CorBlimeyLimey,

I did try to extrude as 'Up To Surface', but since it's up to a semi-sphere surface (and not a flat sort of surface/plane) the error given is: "Unable to create this feature because it would result in zero-thickness geometry." As a trial I created a flat surface and let it extrude, I did work out but when it comes to a curved (sphere) surface it does not proceed. ???


 

RE: cut\ with surface in SW

We spend all of this time creating geometry to communicate design intent. Let's communicate with geometry.  Post the file.

RE: cut\ with surface in SW

(OP)


Thanks a lot, but can I ask how you did that?

  

RE: cut\ with surface in SW

(OP)


Thanks for the cap, and for my filter(I uploaded)I need to create 40 micron porous on its walls all around. I used APPEARANCE feature then MESH to create approximate diameter holes/porous on the surface/wall but I am not sure if that's the way it's supposed to be. I might encounter a problem when running the flow simulation.

Appreciate your comments,

RE: cut\ with surface in SW

Eltron ... That's too simple! wink

RE: cut\ with surface in SW

I believe you can assign a porosity to the filter, when using the flow simulation. I've never had the opportunity to use Flow, so maybe someone else can confirm that.

RE: cut\ with surface in SW

I doubt the flow simulator is sophisticated enough to handle mixing 40 micron holes into a macro scale part.  Your best hope is if it allows you to define porosity or more likely flow resistance for the filter part or some surface.

Eric

RE: cut\ with surface in SW

(OP)


OK then, I would say any (the finest possible) porosity/holes that I can create on the surfaces in one operation???
 

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