NX9 Sketch: Fillets Flipping to Loop 1

[WorkAroundSpecialist]

The best way to explain is the attached but in brief I need a part with 2 vertical legs and an angled middle. Basically take a straight piece and add 2 bends. Now I need it to work in context for both directions. When I flip my sketch to the other direction the blends in the sketch turn to loops. I understand why this is happening. I am looking for a solution that will leave a normal fillet in its place. I can achieve my solution by leaving the fillets out of the sketch and adding blends to my part after but to locate the center of the bends I need to do some trig work. I was hoping to avoid that. Any suggestions?

Best Regards

Jim Weisner
Senior Designer
General Electric Co

 

[cowski]

I can achieve my solution by leaving the fillets out of the sketch and adding blends to my part after but to locate the center of the bends I need to do some trig work. I was hoping to avoid that. Any suggestions?

Based on your username, you might like this sugestion:
Leave the fillets out of the sketch and add blends features later as you mentioned in your post. Use the "extract virtual curve" (associativity: on) to extract the centerlines of your blends. Now use an associative "measure" feature to measure from your desired object to your blend centerline - no trig necessary.

www.nxjournaling.com

 

[MFDO]

While in Sketch Edit, Select/find "Alternate Solution" and click the Radii.

Michael Fernando (CSWE)

http://www.solidCADworks.com

Tool and Die Designer
Siemens NX V10.0 + PDW
SWX 2013 SP3.0 X64
PDMWorks 2013
Logopress3
FastForm Advance
FormatWorks

 

[WorkAroundSpecialist]

@cowski: thanks for the suggestion. We have a trophy here in the office called the "Work Around Award". Anyone who comes up with a new and innovative idea ((ala Rube Goldberg) to work around something that cannot be done gets the trophy until the next idea comes up. If you worked here I would give you the trophy!

Jim Weisner
Senior Designer
General Electric Company