Moulding an extruded rectangle

angelo_scozzarella

How can I create a moulding, three different circle, on an extruded rectangle?

robert_scott_jr_

Hello Angelo. The following link goes to the document in which I (as a novice) created the moulding. First I created the column on the top plane.

On the front plane I created the sketch of the profile of the moulding in this manner: I first used the USE command to pick up the face of the column so the sweep would contact the column faces. After that I built the rest of the sketch off of that line to complete the sketch.

I next used the SWEEP command and selected all the sketch faces as the items to sweep and selected (in order) all the edges at the base of the column as the path to follow.

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/a5c0832753887293bda83de5/w/3cd6117f4501dea1b17a25f4/e/cf77b31e54d8ced07b81d243

robert_scott_jr_

Considering the image in your original post, I think by borders you are referring to the moulding corners. I would modify the post sketch to include rounded corners. You could also fillet the corners of the post after the extrude. In either case, then change your selection of the sweep path so that it includes the rounded corners.

 Another option would be to hide the post and fillet the inside and/or inside corners of the moulding.

- Scotty

robert_scott_jr_

Hello Angelo. The following link goes to the document in which I (as a novice) created the moulding. First I created the column on the top plane.

On the front plane I created the sketch of the profile of the moulding in this manner: I first used the USE command to pick up the face of the column so the sweep would contact the column faces. After that I built the rest of the sketch off of that line to complete the sketch.

I next used the SWEEP command and selected all the sketch faces as the items to sweep and selected (in order) all the edges at the base of the column as the path to follow.

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/a5c0832753887293bda83de5/w/3cd6117f4501dea1b17a25f4/e/cf77b31e54d8ced07b81d243

angelo_scozzarella

Thank you very much, Robert. Very kind of you. Is there a way to smoothing the borders of the moulding?

robert_scott_jr_

Considering the image in your original post, I think by borders you are referring to the moulding corners. I would modify the post sketch to include rounded corners. You could also fillet the corners of the post after the extrude. In either case, then change your selection of the sweep path so that it includes the rounded corners.

 Another option would be to hide the post and fillet the inside and/or inside corners of the moulding.

- Scotty

angelo_scozzarella

Thank you again. But … is there a way to calculating the ray of rounded corner? With some measures sweeping works with others it doesn’t.