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Profile tangent to face - Neil Cooke

graham_lock
graham_lock Member Posts: 277 PRO
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Hi,

This is a continuation of question 'Profile tangent to face' with help provided by @NeilCooke

I started to integrate this into my project but found that the tangential option doesn't appear to work for all cases.

The test document below shows one shape working but another which doesn't.

I copied the failing shape sketch and it too fails?

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/67bdfc1d7b729a69f86ed102/w/7efc7dd8f812e30ab99f21cf/e/d45bd5508b7ee5a7948e40b7

In my actual project some of the shapes will be generated via intersection curves which are filled and thickened, is that likely to cause any additional challenges?

Any further help appreciated.

Thank you.

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  • NeilCooke
    NeilCooke Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 6,115 image
    Answer ✓

    But, the two failed cases are semi-circles, so normal and tangential are identical anyway? Or am I missing something? As long as an edge is generated, it shouldn't matter how it was created.

    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEA

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  • NeilCooke
    NeilCooke Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 6,115 image
    Answer ✓

    But, the two failed cases are semi-circles, so normal and tangential are identical anyway? Or am I missing something? As long as an edge is generated, it shouldn't matter how it was created.

    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEA
  • graham_lock
    graham_lock Member Posts: 277 PRO

    Thanks Neil, of course! - CAD is a steep learning curve for me at present, I have a software background but no CAD or engineering.

    And thank you for confirming that the creation method doesn't matter.

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