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    Seating Spherical Object into a Cone

    Thanks guys, it works! Tom
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    Seating Spherical Object into a Cone

    I ran across a wierd one. I tried to seat a male sphere into a female cone. I thought a Tangental Mate would do it. Unfortunately, the program gets confused when the sphere starts to contact more than one side of the cone. (I want to join the two objects with a single contact line. Spherical...
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    can anyone help me with a complex surface problem

    Scarecrow: Sorry about that. How about sending the drawing to my CORRECT e-mail address: tomroberts23@aol.com Thanks again. Troberts
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    Pretty round sheet metal part

    Morglisn: I believe you can solve the problem by using a Miter Flange. The "Getting Started" book has a discussion on pages 19-2 and 19-3. First you sketch a 90 degree angle, do the Base Flange thing. Then the tricky bit, select the EDGE you want the flange to be on, the inside one...
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    can anyone help me with a complex surface problem

    Let me look at it too. I wonder if you shouldn't make the cone as a solid first, then chop it through to get the shape you want? Anyway, send me the drawing. troberts23@aol.com

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