Non circular/rectangular pattern
Non circular/rectangular pattern
(OP)
I have an unusal shaped flange that I need to place bolt holes thru. I have created a curve on the flange and setup points at the locations the holes are required. I can go in and make a hole at each point, but I am sure there is a way(easier) to pattern the hole to the points on the curve. Any ideas?
Thanks
Mike Williams
Mechanical Designer
Agilis Group
Thanks
Mike Williams
Mechanical Designer
Agilis Group





RE: Non circular/rectangular pattern
RE: Non circular/rectangular pattern
1. Offset a curve associated with the edge of the flange
2. Create a datum point on the curve (Arclen)
3. Create a hole on the datum point
4. Pattern the datum point and that's it.
I would like to try to get away from creating each hole separately, if at all possible.
Mike Williams
Mechanical Engineer
Agilis Group
RE: Non circular/rectangular pattern
Ben Loosli
CAD/CAM System Analyst
Ingersoll-Rand
RE: Non circular/rectangular pattern
Ben's suggestion is a good one. You might be able to find out some good info from John Baker. He is the best. But, unfortunately from my experience there is no capability in Unigraphics such as that you described in Pro/E. Funny that even SolidWorks has this capability that UG doesn't. That's a statement coming from a die hard UG proponent. One suggestion that I woulb make to make the hole placement associative is to create smart points at the locations of hole placement by using either datum csys at those locations or by projecting the points onto the face so when the point locations change the holes will change also. Lastly, I would recommend you submitting this as an enhancement request to GTAC on the EDS GTAC Support Site.
Best Regards, and let me know if there are any other questions that I may be able to help with.
Tod
RE: Non circular/rectangular pattern
Thanks for the comments. What is the UG intenal BBS and how do I post to it. I've gone to the EDS web page and cannot seem to find it.
Thanks
Mike
RE: Non circular/rectangular pattern
Ben Loosli
CAD/CAM System Analyst
Ingersoll-Rand