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Fully chamfer a curve
nick_vincent926
Member Posts: 4 ✭
Hi all,
I'm trying to make a C shaped clip, but to 3D print it I need to introduce a 45 degree chamfer that fully supports it so it can print off of the build plate. Try as I might I can't find a way of creating a 45 degree angle from this shape down to the wall of the containing channel.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/18b302aa8a527965c6d5ead7/v/5fb74ec90c2066ebb5a23d2e/e/26c8efd2ac90aefba252b36e?renderMode=0&uiState=66a4b35daf9ae75c5af495ff
Things I've tried:
Chamfer (doesn't work, chamfer needs to be bigger than some of the width of piece)
Loft (even with bridging curves I can't get it to loft properly)
Face blend (closest to success, but still fails unless I leave some parts hanging in mid air)
Surface modelling (can't sweep the surface, it self intersects)
Drafted extrude (works, but in two directions, so doesn't do what I want)
Draft tool (can't make it draft inwards - probably self intersecting again)
I suspect this is all because the curve slightly turns back on itself. I'm sure there's a simple way of doing this but I'm properly out of ideas!
I'm trying to make a C shaped clip, but to 3D print it I need to introduce a 45 degree chamfer that fully supports it so it can print off of the build plate. Try as I might I can't find a way of creating a 45 degree angle from this shape down to the wall of the containing channel.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/18b302aa8a527965c6d5ead7/v/5fb74ec90c2066ebb5a23d2e/e/26c8efd2ac90aefba252b36e?renderMode=0&uiState=66a4b35daf9ae75c5af495ff
Things I've tried:
Chamfer (doesn't work, chamfer needs to be bigger than some of the width of piece)
Loft (even with bridging curves I can't get it to loft properly)
Face blend (closest to success, but still fails unless I leave some parts hanging in mid air)
Surface modelling (can't sweep the surface, it self intersects)
Drafted extrude (works, but in two directions, so doesn't do what I want)
Draft tool (can't make it draft inwards - probably self intersecting again)
I suspect this is all because the curve slightly turns back on itself. I'm sure there's a simple way of doing this but I'm properly out of ideas!
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Answers
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/fc568763f9ebf8f323e0d76e/w/ae3e66ecba12f57150b8cd23/e/dba93fa8fc61cb63ce1094c1