how to create a tray with a slope bottom

[James__S]

How would i create the shape on the bottom of the tray ..  the shape goes to a point so as to drain water down the pipe.It would then be shelled out...

[JavaLodge]

Something like this?  It's a 2015 file.  In case you can't open it, I'll tell you what I did.  You can actually loft between a profile and a point.  It will essentially extrude that profile and make every edge meet at a single point.  After that you can shell it easily.  Let me know if you need help.

[JDMather]

How will the tray be manufactured?

Sheet metal or vacuum formed plastic or other?

If sheet metal - do you need the flat pattern?

These questions determine how I would model the part(s).

[James__S]

Thanks Javalodge....only using 2014 but i will try your technique and let you know

JD,it is a solid model for demonstration..Solid modelling tools would do the job for this model

Thanks

[James__S]

Here is my attempt.I used the Loft to Point and it worked.Is this done correctly?

[James__S]

Is this how you make the tray for solid modelling tools?

Thanking all

James

File in the last post

[JDMather]

Looks fine to me, you do have some extra sketches that were not needed and there would have to be some fillets at bends.

But for a simple visual model it looks good.

Be sure to install Service Packs 1 and 2 for Inventor 2014.

[James__S]

Hi JD

Which sketches were extra and not needed please?

Could you show with my last attempt what you would not use?

I will look at installing the service packs

Cheers

[JDMather]

I will not be able to get back to this until late this afternoon.

[JDMather]

2 sketch example 

and 

1 sketch example

The idea is NOT to put everything into one sketch, but to keep things simple.