Feb 10, 2014 #1 GPowers2 Aerospace Joined May 8, 2003 Messages 98 Location GB people, this has got to be simple but i am making hard work of sweeping, extruding a solid ? between to circles of different diameters on either end of a curving spline any pointers .. regards . gary Nx7.5 on WIN7 OS64
people, this has got to be simple but i am making hard work of sweeping, extruding a solid ? between to circles of different diameters on either end of a curving spline any pointers .. regards . gary Nx7.5 on WIN7 OS64
Feb 10, 2014 1 #2 JohnRBaker Mechanical Joined Jun 1, 2006 Messages 38,155 Location US Just use... Insert -> Sweep -> Swept... ...and just select each arc as the start and end Sections, and the spline as the single Guide, as I did in the sample file attached below. John R. Baker, P.E. Product 'Evangelist' Product Engineering Software Siemens PLM Software Inc. Industry Sector Cypress, CA Siemens PLM: UG/NX Museum: To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be. http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=13dcda80-86c0-4d64-934a-d11f2e1f2248&file=Swept_between_two_arcs_along_a_path.prt Upvote 0 Downvote
Just use... Insert -> Sweep -> Swept... ...and just select each arc as the start and end Sections, and the spline as the single Guide, as I did in the sample file attached below. John R. Baker, P.E. Product 'Evangelist' Product Engineering Software Siemens PLM Software Inc. Industry Sector Cypress, CA Siemens PLM: UG/NX Museum: To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
Feb 10, 2014 Thread starter #3 GPowers2 Aerospace Joined May 8, 2003 Messages 98 Location GB thanks John, worked perfectly, the attached .PRT was invaluable, regards ... gary Upvote 0 Downvote