How on earth do you do this in Solid Edge?
How on earth do you do this in Solid Edge?
(OP)
Please help!
I need to span a solid wall across a feature with curved sides. Notice the odd shape of the wall in the link below. A normal protrusion would not conform to the curved sides. I tried using the rib feature, but two problems. It only allows me to extend in one direction and a closed profile results in a HOLLOW wall. However as you can see it does conform to the curved sides.
Question: How can I get a solid wall (protrusion) to span across the feature and conform to the curved sides as shown?
Thanks for any help
http://home.comcast.net/~mamechi/Problempart.gif
I need to span a solid wall across a feature with curved sides. Notice the odd shape of the wall in the link below. A normal protrusion would not conform to the curved sides. I tried using the rib feature, but two problems. It only allows me to extend in one direction and a closed profile results in a HOLLOW wall. However as you can see it does conform to the curved sides.
Question: How can I get a solid wall (protrusion) to span across the feature and conform to the curved sides as shown?
Thanks for any help
http://home.comcast.net/~mamechi/Problempart.gif





RE: How on earth do you do this in Solid Edge?
--Scott
For some pleasure reading, the Round Table recommends FAQ731-376
RE: How on earth do you do this in Solid Edge?
You made me feel like an idiot. Happy now?
Thanks.
RE: How on earth do you do this in Solid Edge?
Select the flat rim of the base feature as the plane to draw the rib profile on.
Then draw a single line from the inside quadrant to inside quadrant.
click on finish
pick for the profile to go down into bowl
then pick for a symmetrical distribution by placing your cursor on the line.
Sounds difficult but is really easy.
I can e-mail you a file that I made to demonstrate this process.
RE: How on earth do you do this in Solid Edge?
Here's a suggestion:
1: Create the hollow hemisphere ("revolved protrusion")
2: Create one half wall, using std. protrusion, and the
"from-to extent", defining the inner hemisphere surface
as the "to" surface. This will mate the wall nicely.
3: Use another std. protrusion to create the other half of
the wall (You can't just mirror the feature; I tried),
using the first half walls end face ("include"), and
again using the "from-to extent" option.
This should be it, or am I cheating ?
RE: How on earth do you do this in Solid Edge?
I originally tried what you did, but how did you get only the partial chamfer on the bottom of the rib?
LSD,
You're right, you can't mirror the center wall because of the from/to extent. You will have to protrude the first half using the up-to-next extrusion, then you can mirror the wall if you use Smart pattern. The mirror will fail if using fast pattern because of the up-to-next definition.
--Scott
For some pleasure reading, the Round Table recommends FAQ731-376
RE: How on earth do you do this in Solid Edge?
1.Create a solid hemisphere.
2.Thin wall it.
3.Create the protrusion by extending on both sides.
Any comments?
- fwc