To make a smooth transition on the cylindric hub you can make the 3D-spline tangent to surrounding split line elements. Create an split-line to split the surfaces of the "blades" and their fillets attaching to the hub but ignore the path on the hub. It will be split once you have a 3D spline. Then make a 3D-sketch on surface where you "convert entities" of the surrounding split line elements and set them "for construction". Then draw a 3D spline on hub surface and attach each end of the spline as "tangent" to the converted splitline elements. The 3D spline on the hub can now be used to split the hub surface. Once the surface has been split you can run a complete split line where you can now make the path use the split of the hub surface. When the split surface is now created using the split-line, the surface will be tangent as it crosses from hub to blade fillets and the split-plane becomes continuous and smooth.
Hello I am not sure but do you think if you made both sides of the cylinder taper the draft surface will sort out by using symmetry revolve cut ? and tracing your parting line from that middle plane that you created ?
I could not find the copy body option. What this video doesn't show you is that when that feature was created, he selected "translate/rotate" option at the bottom of the move/copy menu to take you to a different menu that gives the option to copy shown here at 5:40. Great video overall! I was just confused about the lack of a copy option. SolidWorks needs to improve that feature.
How is the center hole of the part represented in the mold? I don't see a part that represents it. Is it just drilled after the fact? I appreciate the video - I have a super strange shaped object and I will see If I can apply any of your techniques.
1:25 You should always try to create fully-defined sketches. So when you're requested to change a feature or the customer makes the change, importing the revised part into the file will result in fewer corrupted commands, let's hope. Nothing is guaranteed. Regarding the part file: Always use a copy the customers file & archive the customers version. Delete any links & store in a customer archive file safe from any accidental associations. It never hurts to remined everybody of this procedure to save the Designer & their employer headaches later from 'difficult' customers. As for the part: I would've asked the customer to redesign the fins for an easier better parting line. Not just for subtractive machining but to simplify the geometry to reduce build time. Just a thought. Thanks for the video.
Yep, you could ask the customer to redesign the part to make it easier for you and they get the next cheapest competitor to do it for them, you'll never know. Agree with fully-defined sketches. I'd prefer to let engineers go who can't understand the importance of using fully-defined sketches. Just do it!
Javelin Technologies Inc. According to sw help.. You have to do a unique spline on each surface and connect the tangent points, but when I try to connect those points it just errors out.
