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Modify Projected Curve

Modify Projected Curve

Modify Projected Curve

(OP)
Hi All,
I have a sketch based around a projected curve. I want to modify (change diameter) the 'base' projected curve without losing the rest of the geometry. Is it possible to delink the associativity of the projected curve? This could be done quite easily in SolidWorks.
Thanks in advance

RE: Modify Projected Curve

Hello fzrboy,

Please provide some clarification. Do you project the curve while in the sketch or create a seperate feature outside of the sketch? Either way, you can double click on the projected curve, which will place you in edit mode. Under Settings is an Associative option, uncheck the associative option and you will then have a regular curve with no associativity to the projection curve(s). If you are in a sketch, it turns it back to a reguar sketch curve that you can manually constrain.

Hope this helps,

Richard Andrew

RE: Modify Projected Curve

The sketch should be able to update when the projected curve has changed.
Have you tried changing the diameter of that base curve and seeing what happens to the sketch ?

What you may need to do is edit the constraints in the sketch that are associated to the base curve and then change the base curve.
If I needed to do that then I would simply delete those constraints and create new constraints when the diameter is changed.

RE: Modify Projected Curve

(OP)
Thanks Richard and jerry1423, removing associativity from the curve is exactly what I wanted.

Regards

RE: Modify Projected Curve

oh I see, and that option is available in almost every curve menu, you may need to expand the entire menu to see it, but it should be there

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