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CONVERTING A 3D EDGE TO A 3D SKECTH??
Nicholas
Member Posts: 4 ✭
I'm working on a model that requires quite a lot of surfacing. I used the split face on a surface to generate a 3D edge, I want to convert it into a 3d sketch that I can use to create another surface. How do I go about it?
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MichaelPascoe
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This shape is possible, however Onshape doesn't offer 3D sketching. Follow the Advanced Surfacing - Learning Pathway. This should teach you all the things you need to know to be able to do surfacing like this. Here are a few things you may need to be able to use:- Project curve
- Freeform Spline by @Evan_Reese (Similar to a 3D sketch)
- Loft
- Sweep
- Bridging curve
- Fit spline
- Curvature and surface analysis tools to make sure you have smooth transitions
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This shape is possible, however Onshape doesn't offer 3D sketching. Follow the Advanced Surfacing - Learning Pathway. This should teach you all the things you need to know to be able to do surfacing like this. Here are a few things you may need to be able to use:
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So to answer your first question, you don't need to do anything with the edges you already have created, just use them...
The real question (and solution!) will be in the process/workflow you use. Using split edges as the basis of downstream surfaces can be suboptimal. Make sure to check the quality of those split edges (curvature combs, control points, edge-face tangency, curvature deviation...) before wondering why there are so many control points on the loft you created