Modelling vee grooves

[zhivago]

Is there a way of modelling vee grooves directly as a feature within NX2?
At the moment we are either doing a sketch with the profile we need, revolving it, then subtracting it from our solid body; or doing a rectangular groove and tapering the two side faces.
Both these methods are a bit long winded if you have several grooves to do, and I would be very grateful for a pointer (if there is one, of course).

 

[Xwheelguy]

I would look into instancing the grooves when creating multiple grooves. You might be able to mirror the groove through a datum plane or array the groove somehow. Kind of hard to offer a working solution without knowing the general shape of your part.

Tim Flater
Senior Designer
Enkei America, Inc.

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[zhivago]

The part I am modelling is a dipstick and it's shape is a round bar with a flat portion machined on it. The vee groove goes across the flat and around the cylindrical face of the bar.

 

[looslib]

You could use a pattern and specify the distance between the grooves.


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