How do I make the profile plane tangential to the conical surface?

[vernehmlassung]

I have the german version of Inventor 2014, so some translations may be different.

I want to project a text on a sketch onto a conical surface. The error message is that the chosen surface wasn't tangential to the profile plane. I found no way to rotate the plane.

How do I project my profile onto the conical surface or 

How do I make the profile plane tangential to the conical surface?

[cbenner]

Post a picture of what you are trying to do, or post the file here.

[Cadmanto]

My thought is, create a plane out in space parallel to the conical face you want.

Then create an offset surface just recessed from the outside surface.  Then create the text on the plane out in space and project up to the surface.

Should give you what I believe you are describing.  Other then that, like Chris said provide some images.

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[vernehmlassung]

There you go, pictures are attached.

"My thought is, create a plane out in space parallel to the conical face you want."

Thats the very problem.

[CCarreiras]

Hi

There's some diferent ways to do that.

I think the easy way is to place a construction plane tangent to the conic face.

Do the sketch in this plane

Use Emboss ("Wrap" option on)

To create the plane, you can select the sketch border line and the conical face.

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[vernehmlassung]

"I think the easy way is to place a construction plane tangent to the conic face."

Post a picture of how you are trying to do this.

[Cadmanto]

Creating a plane out in space parallel from one of the standard planes going through the part should not be an issue.

Unless, you don't have any planes going through the center.  I don't see any, but I don't know if you have them all turned on.

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[vernehmlassung]

"Creating a plane out in space parallel from one of the standard planes going through the part should not be an issue."

The problem is rotation.

[Cadmanto]

Rotation from what?  The surface of the part or rotating the plane once created out in space?  If it is the later, then you might have to create the plane in space first, place an axis on it then create a second plane rotated about the axis to the first plane.

Maybe it would be best to post your part here so one of us could look at it.

Do you have an image of what you want the result to look like?  Like a real life photo?

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[CCarreiras]

Why don't you post the part?

[vernehmlassung]

"Maybe it would be best to post your part here so one of us could look at it."

Here's the file. Don't just modify it, I want to know how to do it. 

A video does help best.

[Curtis_Waguespack · Accepted solution]

Hi vernehmlassung,

Give these clicks a try.

Create a work plane using an Axis and a plane and then set the rotation angle as needed:

Then create a work point using the circular edge and the new work plane:

Then create a tangenet work plane by selecting the work point and the face of the part:

I hope this helps.
Best of luck to you in all of your Inventor pursuits,
Curtis
http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com

[vernehmlassung]

That's a great reply!