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anybody know how to cut sweep this revolve along the path?

mcconnell113mcconnell113 Member Posts: 74 ✭✭
John McConnell - Let's change things.
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  • mcconnell113mcconnell113 Member Posts: 74 ✭✭
    I've just learned out to do such a thing in solidworks so I wanted to see if it was easy to emulate in onShape. I haven't figured it out yet. Anybody know how to sweep cut a revolve along a path?
    John McConnell - Let's change things.
    Saplingstore.com
  • pete_yodispete_yodis OS Professional, Mentor Posts: 666 ✭✭✭
    edited March 2015
    @McConnell113 Onshape currently handles only swept cuts from 2d sketches and regions. For your example, I don't there would be a geometric difference between the capability in Onshape and a swept cut of a body.
  • mcconnell113mcconnell113 Member Posts: 74 ✭✭
    @ pete. this would simulate say a chamfer that cant quite reach certain areas of a part while CNC machining, so it would round it off with a revolved body as the sweep.
    John McConnell - Let's change things.
    Saplingstore.com
  • pete_yodispete_yodis OS Professional, Mentor Posts: 666 ✭✭✭
    @McConnell113 Got it. Like @jramsley said. 2 extra operations to create the end effects.
  • mcconnell113mcconnell113 Member Posts: 74 ✭✭
    @jramsley could you provide any screenshots of this? that would be great help.
    John McConnell - Let's change things.
    Saplingstore.com
  • pete_yodispete_yodis OS Professional, Mentor Posts: 666 ✭✭✭
    edited April 2015
    @McConnell better yet... Invite someone into the design to add the feature. Use the collaboration features of Onshape. Then look at the resulting features added.
  • mcconnell113mcconnell113 Member Posts: 74 ✭✭
    I guess the only issue im really having is that I don't see how im suppose to convert my profile to a surface so that it actually deletes along the path, right now its just slicing through and leaving the material
    John McConnell - Let's change things.
    Saplingstore.com
  • mcconnell113mcconnell113 Member Posts: 74 ✭✭
    well i guess if i just shut my mouth and try for a bit I'd figure it out. @jramsley thanks for your initial suggestion this worked.

    John McConnell - Let's change things.
    Saplingstore.com
  • mcconnell113mcconnell113 Member Posts: 74 ✭✭
    @McConnell better yet... Invite someone into the design to add the feature. Use the collaboration features of Onshape. Then look at the resulting features added.
    Omg I using solidworks I totally didn't even think of this. haha thats wonderful. I did find a really optimal way  to do what I wanted however. even though the revolve a separate part worked I learned that all i need to do is actually do the regular profile sweep then revolve cut the faces on both ends.
    John McConnell - Let's change things.
    Saplingstore.com
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