Hey guys, I'm trying to design a cover that will wrap around two housing halves to cover the seam (similar to a cell phone cover).
I've attached the model that I've got so far... I was trying to do a sweep around the housing, but I'm not quite sure how to get the end result I'm looking for. If you look at the sketches you'll have a good idea of how I was trying to achieve, but I'm not sure if I can just do a sweep with multiple profiles as the shape changes around the housing, or if I have to do it some other way.
Thanks for any help you can provide!
-Mark
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Sorry about that. It was a derived part from an assembly. Here are the missing files.
The files are from Inventor Pro 2014.
-Mark
I probably would have done all of the parts (including the cover) in one part file as multi-body solids but you can still do it the way you are.
But I would have Derived Component the parts as Composite Surface bodies and then Thicken the surfaces to get the cover.
Not sure where you were going to go regarding top/bottom but see second attachment.
The CADWhisperer YouTube Channel
The two housing halves don't match up exactly (sloppy sketching on my part), but I plan on doing a thicken to join the two halves. The model you did is very helpful. I'll see if I can get it cleaned up enough to use.
Thanks!
-Mark