Is it possible to make an s shape hole through a solid object?

taylor_vadon

Hey all, newbie here. Im working on a project where I want to have an s shaped hole in a solid object. Im having a rough time with this and if anyone has some good ideas as how to do this it would be greatly appreciated, Im running out of hair to pull out! Thanks

michael_mcclain

You can add text in a sketch and type "s". You can then put a dimension on one of the lines of the text-box to scale the text.

You can also draw an S-shape by using Lines and Arcs in a sketch or you can also draw the shape using splines in a sketch.

You may also be asking for what is called a "sweep" I made and 'S' shaped sweep with an 'S' profile because why not

Check out this document I made for you:
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/cefc96aed0b80a727061e3ef/w/9fbcf415b2cd55745e3b47d9/e/eea698102c84feff8440e850

taylor_vadon

That looks great, thanks for the quick response.  Nice to know its possible. Now how did you draw the s shape in the object? Essentially I'm trying to make an s shape through an object, then split it in half so the s shape is hollow to fit around another object if that makes sense? thanks 

michael_mcclain

taylor_vadon said:

That looks great, thanks for the quick response.  Nice to know its possible. Now how did you draw the s shape in the object? Essentially I'm trying to make an s shape through an object, then split it in half so the s shape is hollow to fit around another object if that makes sense? thanks 

Are you referring to the sweep feature I used at the bottom of the feature tree?

https://www.onshape.com/videos/sweep

taylor_vadon

sorry I was meaning the line and arcs to make the s in a solid object

michael_mcclain

Just use lines and arcs in a sketch

https://www.onshape.com/videos/sketching-basics-onshape

Jake_Rosenfeld

@taylor_vadon

Onshape allows you to create text in sketches:
https://cad.onshape.com/help/Content/text-rectangle.htm

It may be helpful to check out our learning center! There are a number of beginner courses in Onshape Fundamentals: CAD that will help you understand the basics of the system.
https://learn.onshape.com/

Happy CADding!