Fusion 360 - Help with surface sweep of sketch along two paths

Fusion 360 - Help with surface sweep of sketch along two paths

jonniepickering
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Fusion 360 - Help with surface sweep of sketch along two paths

jonniepickering
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Hi, I have two edges either side of a blade and I'd like to run a sweep of a sketch along between the two edges.

 

See image

 

Can anyone assist me with how to do this please?

 

I have highlight one edge, the other is the opposite side and you can see the sketch which is a simple arc that I would like to run the full length between the two paths.

 

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Thanks

 

 

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TrippyLighting
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I might have misunderstood what I see in the scan. Is that the vehicle part (trunk lid) you are trying to attach your design to, or is that the design you are trying to duplicate ?

 

I would NOT build any geometry directly from mesh section sketches and most certainly not with a loft.

 


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jonniepickering
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What you can see here is a scan of the actual tailgate of the car (3D scan).

 

I am creating a section sketch for two reasons.

 

The first is that I need to create a surface that I can use to split the body of my design in order that I can perfectly fit the design to the surface of the tailgate (3d scan).

 

The second reason is that I want to replicate (as closely as possible) the rear edge of the tailgate in my own design so that it looks like it's meant to be there. But I think what I'm hearing is that this is a mistake and that my design should be built 'from scratch'. If that's the case, how can I replicate the rear edge design?? I guess I could do it with some aproximity but then I will not be able to maintain the aerodynamic elements nor the aesthetics or the wing.

 

Does that make sense?

 

What direction would you recommend going in?

 

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TheCADWhisperer
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Use the scan ONLY as visual reference in creating your mating part. 
You can model the geometry well within any possible manufacturing tolerance. 

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jonniepickering
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OK, making sense now...

 

In that case, now I need to figure out how to make this black wing..

 

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jonniepickering
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OK, here we go again...new attempt...

 

I have now built the blade from sketches, not using cross sections.

 

I had to turn the timeline off temporarily so I could delete some unwanted surfaces.

 

Attached is the model (well one side...)

 

I'd now like to chamfer the edges and also create a slight curve in the top surface but not sure how to do this.

 

Any help would be apreciated.

 

 

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