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Re: How to mate between a sphere ball and a rounded sphere groove in a cylinder
@omri_r I would recommend sketching it all out first. Properly align the helix to the correct starting point for each screw. Take some measurements and use 2D sketch entities for reference. A layout … (View Post)7 -
Re: How to mate between a sphere ball and a rounded sphere groove in a cylinder
@omri_r I would avoid using any tangent mates for this example. @owen_sparks and I are on the same page for using a combination of gear, rack and pinion, and slider mates. I made another example for … (View Post)8 -
Re: How to mate between a sphere ball and a rounded sphere groove in a cylinder
@omri_r It might be easier to try and use a rack and pinion relation. Below is a quick gif of what I am referring to. https://cad.onshape.com/documents/cefa2aff693213e49c73600e/w/c23e3a714b33eceace9f… (View Post)4 -
Re: thread
@sebastian_wolfenson I would recommend creating a cutting tool for a boolean operation. Design the thread profile on a dummy part in a separate part studio with the proper thread geometry. Next you c… (View Post)1 -
Re: Create a grip with grooves for fingers
@moshe_bartov Here is an example of a handle I made. This is using a solid loft with guides to drive the profile. https://cad.onshape.com/documents/a6ece2cc65a81bb83a402f52/w/821f4ea6d868506e8c20a3ce… (View Post)3
