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Plane Offset Different Distances
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Plane Offset Different Distances

Plane Offset Different Distances

(OP)
Hi,

Is there any option to do multiple offsets from a plane ? This offsets have differente distances.

For example, a reference plane at x= 0 and then a offset from this plane at x= 12, 24, 45, 67, 78, 79, etc.


Thanks

RE: Plane Offset Different Distances

Not with a single command. Select your surface/plane, offset each distance one plane at a time. It's as easy if there were a single command because you would still have to select each offset.

Chris, CSWP
SolidWorks '16
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RE: Plane Offset Different Distances

(OP)
Thanks

I was trying to avoid that.

I was wondering if existes some table when i put all the offset values i want.

I must perform thoudands of irregular partitions and do them isolated is very time consumig.

Thanks

RE: Plane Offset Different Distances

It seems as though it's impossible to pattern reference geometry/features like planes etc. I'm not sure why that is. But if a surface body would work for your needs you can make a table pattern of those. Please see the attached file.

-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)

RE: Plane Offset Different Distances

It's weird that you can put the controlling value - D1@Plane1, D1@Plane2, etc. - for a plane location into a design table but not control the value with the table.

Diego

RE: Plane Offset Different Distances

What are you using the planes for? "Irregular partitions"? What does that mean? Are creating extrude or other features on each plane? None of them are duplicates? Can you use Offset Extrudes?

RE: Plane Offset Different Distances

Thanks John, the controlling sketch is what was missing from my design table attempt.

RE: Plane Offset Different Distances

Design tables are great as long as all SW users in your company know how to use them. If another user needs to work with the files, and doesn't know how to use DT's, he/she can mess it up.

Chris, CSWP
SolidWorks '16
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RE: Plane Offset Different Distances

Pretty sure that there's no way to use a design table that matches the OP's request. A design table just gives you a way to control the positions of planes that are already created. Please note the "etc" following the brief list of specific offsets. If you need 97 planes in one file, you have to create 97 planes and then link their dimension to the table. The only way to create variable/flexible numbers of something like a plane at irregular intervals that you can set up and control with a table is a table driven pattern of surface bodies.

-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)

RE: Plane Offset Different Distances

(OP)
Thanks for your help,

Nothing seems to work.

I want to creat various planes along this block for example. From the plane already created i want to creat plaes with an irregular distance from it. 1m apart, 1.4 m apart, 5m apart, etc.

I wish to do this in one step only.


Thanks

RE: Plane Offset Different Distances

I haven't written macros in Solidworks before but I would imagine someone could write one to do this. And if macros can interact with variable user data input, or design tables, then that might be the way to go. Might be time to pull out the tutorial on macros.

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