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sweep twist - Boolean fail
ron_moise
Member Posts: 13 EDU
hello, in my trying to better understand the new additions to onshape i tried the following:
mind someone explain to me why doesn't it work?
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glen_dewsbury
Member Posts: 1,305 PRO
I suspect that due to limitations of the math it is producing some non manifold geometry. Very small rounding errors where the ribs cross over along the radius.
Sure makes the little wheel go round.
Less problems but still not there.
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ron_moise
Member Posts: 13 EDU
It seems that at the same ratio the second oparation fails due to the fact the sides cut each other perfectly.
It was fixed when you would not use the same ratio. like so:
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if i set it as a different part and try to boolean both and fail.
this is the wanted outcome but as one part.
I suspect that due to limitations of the math it is producing some non manifold geometry. Very small rounding errors where the ribs cross over along the radius.
Sure makes the little wheel go round.
Less problems but still not there.
It seems that at the same ratio the second oparation fails due to the fact the sides cut each other perfectly.
It was fixed when you would not use the same ratio. like so: