How to remove material from these side area's what the term I need to be searching for?

luke_glazebrook456

Hello,

I'm a bit of a OnShape newb but enjoying it none the less, YouTube has been helpful.  I managed to create this top component for an oil filter and now I need to create these little rectangular cutouts (fillets is that the correct term?) and round them.  Can someone point me in the direction of a video for this task?  I would rather not frustrate you all with my total lack of skills.  I think part of the problem is not knowing the correct terms to Google/Search.

Believe it or not this is a part for a Bugatti veyron



 

robert_scott_jr_

Below is my approach. I chose this method to perhaps introduce you to one or two tools. Welcome to Onshape. Have fun. - Scotty

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/2744b6e61c7269dfc3aa7835/w/b0b57f992be259f2f5a9839c/e/e3e2078b357ea1a3b9731af9

luke_glazebrook456

Lol!  I forgot everything I do in OnShape is public @robert_scott_jr_ Thanks pal I will attempt to reverse engineer your work

luke_glazebrook456

robert_scott_jr_ said:

Below is my approach. I chose this method to perhaps introduce you to one or two tools. Welcome to Onshape. Have fun. - Scotty

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/2744b6e61c7269dfc3aa7835/w/b0b57f992be259f2f5a9839c/e/e3e2078b357ea1a3b9731af9

Apologies I am struggling to reverse engineer your steps buddy.  I am quote possiblt trying to run before I can walk.  Would you mind bullet pointing them.

robert_scott_jr_

The first three features are to create the disc which apparently you already accomplished on your own. My plan was to create 1 slot and then multiply it for the remaining slots. In the second sketch I used the Center Rectangle tool to create the slot area. Knowing I would need an axis for the Circular Pattern tool for the slot multiplication, I created a mate connector at the circles' center (this step could be at any time before using the Circular Pattern tool). I then used the Extrude remove tool and selected the desired area to create a slot. I then filleted at the desired corners; I did that here knowing that I could also replicate that feature in the Circular Pattern tool. It was then a matter of using the Circular Pattern feature tool with the mate connector as the axis and selecting the extrude and fillet features created earlier to create the renaming slots. If I missed anything let me know. - Scotty

There are many ways to accomplish the result you wanted. To me, the avenue to proceed on is dependent on my knowledge of the tools Onshape provides. I am not a professional, just a man of projects. This is my 5th year using Onshape and I am very grateful for it since I consider it my most valued tool. Naturally, starting out learning anything can be frustrating. As I learned tools and methods I came to enjoy using Onshape. Very much enjoyed those 'I didn't know you could do that' moments of discovery via the forum and other resources.

James_Noble

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/d84a70a1ec7b490567d4b0cc/w/e84f0b4af6e805c448fe8283/e/00b49c230eace29af47c0bae

Halved the number of operations, If you'd like any help with configurations let me know 

P.S How are you in a position to be designing parts for a Veyron? 

luke_glazebrook456

I'm so close and yet so far, I need to reposition something 1mm but I cant.  Any idea's what this could be?  I did delete some seemingly useless parts recently.  

luke_glazebrook456

Ahh... I think I effectively constrained a measurement in more than one place.