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Re: Curve Pattern - feature pattern including full part
Setting distance and count kooks like a better option. This part pattern is using an overlap of the tooth to compensate for the tightening curve.
I suspect that if you want to use as a gear that each tooth profile needs adjusting to suite change of radius. Maybe some one that has more experience with odd gears can help with that. I haven't done odd gear shapes since a project in school (1979). Made elliptical gears to get change in velocity during each rotation. Made my model teeth from plastic and a file.
Re: Improvements to Onshape - December 13th, 2024
I smell the next update coming soon and it has me so high with excitement. Feel like I'm being edged….
Re: Curve Pattern - feature pattern including full part
Unfortunately the curve pattern only allows normal or tangent. I've made an over lap to compensate. Also because of the tightening curve the teeth are getting closer together.
This looks better but if it's supposed an actual gear tooth wellll… keep working on the tooth sketch.
3DConnexion SpaceNavigator on MacOS
(On a PC with Windows and Solidworks it always loses focus which is very frustrating.)
It really seems like 3DConnexion barely manages to keep things running. Their forums don't seem to get a lot of support, and this driver is still in Beta for MacOS Big Sur which has been out for quite a while.

Re: how can i bend object?
Roman, try a different approach:
Break down the geometry to simple logical steps. This is a rotational part with 4 patterned features on it. Try creating the "Blue Object" as a partially rotated object, and it'll go easy! :0)
Re: Curve Pattern - feature pattern including full part
I got the tooth pattern working sort of. but not able to get position correct. Notice the drift as it approaches the center due to the curve tightening up.
Re: What to do when loft prevents shelling?
Thanks for the tips!
The voids created by lofting were the root problem, once I saw how S1mon had selected them I was able to do the same and create a reasonable facsimile of the original part with my original 1.25mm shell size.

Re: Improvements to Onshape - December 13th, 2024
Cool your jets @christopher_dziuba even the Onshape devs take a break at Christmas 😁
