Extending a surface with no parameters involved
Extending a surface with no parameters involved
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Hello all,
I have some geometry that I need to extend .010" from approximate points. I am curious of the easiest way to do this and keep the existing geometry tangent to the section being extended. Can anyone give me some pointers on how to do this easily? I have attached section with note in file. Thank you.
I have some geometry that I need to extend .010" from approximate points. I am curious of the easiest way to do this and keep the existing geometry tangent to the section being extended. Can anyone give me some pointers on how to do this easily? I have attached section with note in file. Thank you.





RE: Extending a surface with no parameters involved
I've attached the finished model below.
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RE: Extending a surface with no parameters involved
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
UG/NX Museum: http://www.plmworld.org/p/cm/ld/fid=209
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: Extending a surface with no parameters involved
RE: Extending a surface with no parameters involved
Yes Im trying to extend the other end .010" longer but maintaining the geometry as close to original as possible.
RE: Extending a surface with no parameters involved
As for your model, I'm not really sure exactly what it is that you're attempting to do. Are you attempting to make your entire model a 0.01 inch shorter by 'scrunching' the middle section near those points?
OK, I decided to try scaling the Solid Body using the Axisymmetric method (along only one axis, in this case the X-Axis). So I measured the current length of your part, then factored in the 0.01 distance and came up with a scale factor of 99.25%, which I applied (see the attached model).
John R. Baker, P.E.
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Siemens PLM Software Inc.
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http://www.siemens.com/plm
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To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: Extending a surface with no parameters involved
RE: Extending a surface with no parameters involved
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
UG/NX Museum: http://www.plmworld.org/p/cm/ld/fid=209
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: Extending a surface with no parameters involved
RE: Extending a surface with no parameters involved
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
UG/NX Museum: http://www.plmworld.org/p/cm/ld/fid=209
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: Extending a surface with no parameters involved