How Many Guides does it take?
How Many Guides does it take?
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Do you remember the commercial where the owl tries to figure out how long it takes to get to the core of a lollipop? Well, how many identical guides does it take for SW to follow in a lofting feature?
Those that saw my post on variable fillet can see the shape I'm trying to make. I keep coming back to the proper way to draw my shape is with lofting. Each x-section is varied in size, but all share a common distance from a centerline. However, when lofted, the ID is not consistent. When you apply 1, 2 or more guides (arcs centered and normal to the centerline), it gets better, but not exact. Why is a guide curve/line taken more as a suggestion than the hardline?
Those that saw my post on variable fillet can see the shape I'm trying to make. I keep coming back to the proper way to draw my shape is with lofting. Each x-section is varied in size, but all share a common distance from a centerline. However, when lofted, the ID is not consistent. When you apply 1, 2 or more guides (arcs centered and normal to the centerline), it gets better, but not exact. Why is a guide curve/line taken more as a suggestion than the hardline?






RE: How Many Guides does it take?
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RE: How Many Guides does it take?
As far as adding more profiles, the question would then switch to 'how many profiles do you need'? Pro/E only needs 2, btw.
RE: How Many Guides does it take?
See contact info in my profile. Please don't send attachments until I know how big they are.
RE: How Many Guides does it take?
I tried Pro/E Wildfire foundation package, and while I found it to have more horsepower, it didn't have much to offer for lofting. I was told that I needed to get the surfacing module. Combine that with how far behind it is in easy interface, and I canned it. Inventor lacks big time and SolidEdge came the closest.
RE: How Many Guides does it take?
Without having looked at the file yet, it's hard to say what's possible. There may still be some workaround possibilities.
RE: How Many Guides does it take?
The problem with workarounds is that they can clutter upa design and affect things if you make a change.
In my case, I am converting hand-drawn (pencil and vellum) drawings to 3D models. To do it right, I want to capture as much of the design intent as possible, while figuring out what is true and what is measured. The computer doesn't like "close".
That however, it independant of the 3D software I use. However, it seems that proper lofting is not high on the list to develop further. At least that is what happened with Inventor - they went with wire harness features and such. at least with SE, I could sweep with multiple profiles, even though a radial loft was less than perfect, just like the others.
RE: How Many Guides does it take?
As far as surface modeling goes, using control line sketches makes it easier to break a model into multiple smaller, more easily controlled features which are still controlled by their master(s).
RE: How Many Guides does it take?
RE: How Many Guides does it take?
I do a lot of surfacing and this will usually work.