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Extrude to conical parts

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Message 1 of 13
JJarbeau
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Extrude to conical parts

Hello 

 

I have no clue if this can be done. I am creating a fan wheel (see attached). The fan blade needs to be extruded to the inside surface of a 2 piece cone assembly. To make it even more difficult, the inner portion of the blade needs to be cut at an angle so that the extrusion ends at the cones. See attached pdf reference sketch. The result for the flat pattern blade edge should be two parabolic curves. I dont think I am explaining this very well so please reply with questions to clarify

 

Any help on how to start would be greatly appreciated.

 

Best regards

 

Jeff Jarbeau CET

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Message 2 of 13
JDMather
in reply to: JJarbeau

An assembly file (*.iam) is only a list of hyperlinks to the part files (*.ipt) and a record of assembly constraints (and a bit more).

You must include the part files.


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Message 3 of 13
JJarbeau
in reply to: JDMather

I could only attach 3 files. Please advise if you need more detail.

 

Thanks in advance

Message 4 of 13
JDMather
in reply to: JJarbeau

You can place all files in a single folder.

Right click on the folder and select Send to Compressed (zipped) Folder.

Attach the resulting *.zip file here.


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Message 5 of 13
JJarbeau
in reply to: JDMather

OK I manged to collect all the files in a folder. Sorry for the delay.

 

Best regards

 

Jeff Jarbeau CET

Message 6 of 13
rdyson
in reply to: JJarbeau

This might get you on your way. Ask if you don't understand. Obvioulsy assuming I understood.



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Message 7 of 13
JJarbeau
in reply to: rdyson

Thanks for the help. Now it seems so obvious. For future reference is it possible to extrude to other parts? In this instance I will need to sketch the cones twice. Is there a workaround?

 

Thanks again

 

Best regards

 

Jeff Jarbeau CET

Message 8 of 13
rdyson
in reply to: JJarbeau

Use Copy Object. Note that this will be Adaptive. You may want to turn that off.

 

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Message 9 of 13
JJarbeau
in reply to: rdyson

Sorry to bother. I can split to one cone but is it possible to split to two cones.

 

Best regards

 

Jeff Jarbeau CET

Message 10 of 13
rdyson
in reply to: JJarbeau

Stitch the surfaces of the other cone(s) to create a quilt and use it as the split tool


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Message 11 of 13
JJarbeau
in reply to: rdyson

Hopefully this is the last problem. I stitched the two cones, split the blade, and delete face on the remaining blade. Now the blade will not allow me to unfold the blade. If I supress the "delete face" feature then I can unfold but the blade is not cut contoured to the two cones.

 

Best regards

 

Jeff Jarbeau CET

 

Message 12 of 13
rdyson
in reply to: JJarbeau

No idea without the part. Any reason you didn't post it?


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Message 13 of 13
JJarbeau
in reply to: rdyson

Thanks for the help.

 

As soon as I "delete face" the "flat Pattern" section of the ribbon disappears. If I suppress the "delete face" feature the "Flat Pattern" re-appears but is not cut or sliced at the two cones.

 

Any ideas???

 

Best regards

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