Sweep pattern on surface

Joakim_Kull

Hello!

I'm trying to create a pattern on a surface consisting of X cuts. For this I've tried using the sweep function with X projected curves with X profile sketches .
The problem is that this is tedious work since I have to model X profile sketches and then create X sweep features. I also want to change the value X without getting too many lost references.
I have recreated a similar design studio that I can share. But the real on has X = approx 100.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/b8eb0b754a9c8958675f53a2/w/a5e8f8f338c193578b4ffe7f/e/5f9b2ada480292862b3c5674?renderMode=0&uiState=65293ff96a2c4c3c0df20d83

Ideally I'm looking for a way to draw one profile and then select X curves to sweep this profile on in one feature.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance,

Joakim

EvanReese

Here's what I think you're after. Let me know if you have questions about what's going on. At an n of 100 it'll probably slow down, but if every sweep path is slightly different I don't see a way around it.

A few notes:
- I used Offset Surface to make a surface for Intersection Curve. You could just as well use Plane 1, but the surface can be deleted as part of the pattern so it ends up less cluttered.
- I used my Profile Sweeper feature, but a regular sweep works too. You'll need to pattern the profile sketch too. Or you can make a custom profile on the top plane to use with Profile Sweeper.
- I used my Linear Pattern Plus feature for convenient even spacing, but some variables and the normal Linear Pattern would work too.

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/e467e73f74490237388506d4/w/32a3f3089aeab9259bb62386/e/eb4a2e455f5550d605327f1d

glen_dewsbury

Can you share as public instead of sharing just a link? I was curious to see what you're trying to do but very limited by link share type.

S1mon

It's quite possible to do complex patterns using curves on surfaces. See:

https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/18604/super-useful-featurescripts

https://www.onshape.com/en/resource-center/tech-tips/tech-tip-how-to-use-variables-in-patterns-to-vary-features

https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/19545/3d-splines-sweep-or-other

For more advanced stuff, there's also Attractor Pattern

https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/18149/attractor-pattern-is-magic

EvanReese

Here's what I think you're after. Let me know if you have questions about what's going on. At an n of 100 it'll probably slow down, but if every sweep path is slightly different I don't see a way around it.

A few notes:
- I used Offset Surface to make a surface for Intersection Curve. You could just as well use Plane 1, but the surface can be deleted as part of the pattern so it ends up less cluttered.
- I used my Profile Sweeper feature, but a regular sweep works too. You'll need to pattern the profile sketch too. Or you can make a custom profile on the top plane to use with Profile Sweeper.
- I used my Linear Pattern Plus feature for convenient even spacing, but some variables and the normal Linear Pattern would work too.

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/e467e73f74490237388506d4/w/32a3f3089aeab9259bb62386/e/eb4a2e455f5550d605327f1d