free form swept as guide from projection on sheet
free form swept as guide from projection on sheet
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Trying to create a swept free form guide string by insert projection of a sketch onto sheet surface consisting of two extruded arcs. Creates guide that is failing during swept process (some strng members are not tangent) among others. String created needs to be cleaned up manually, lines are mismatched on the end points of arcs mostly. After cleaning up the string it seems to be fractured into many individual pieces. Could someone please explain the correct process for achieving a non planar sweep.
Thanks in advance
Enduro99
Thanks in advance
Enduro99





RE: free form swept as guide from projection on sheet
You want to project a sketch onto an existing sheet and use the result to drive a swept feature. Problem: the resulting geometry is not tangent. This is probably because one (or both) of your inputs is not tangent. Double check your sketch geometry to make sure it is all tangent and also check the sheet geometry to make sure the arcs are tangent, if it is not all tangent your output will not be tangent (GIGO). If part of your manual clean up process involves 'simplify curve', that would be where the fractured individual pieces come from (simplify curve will break a spline into multiple arcs/lines). If all of your input geometry is tangent you should end up with 2 splines that are tangent at their common end point.
RE: free form swept as guide from projection on sheet
Thanks in advance
Enduro99
RE: free form swept as guide from projection on sheet
RE: free form swept as guide from projection on sheet
For the situation described, I think 'along vector' would give the best results. If 'face normal' is used you may end up with gaps.
RE: free form swept as guide from projection on sheet
Thanks in advance
Enduro99
RE: free form swept as guide from projection on sheet