Joining line segments in sketches

Joining line segments in sketches

Theoforus
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Joining line segments in sketches

Theoforus
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How can I join the lines in this sketch to make it easier to work with. When there are so many small line segments it is esy to miss a small part. Skjermbilde 2021-12-28 kl. 12.50.47.png

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Ex_Machina_Engineering
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Lines and arcs are separate sketch entities. So you cannot join two of them to make one new one. But you can delete all the small line segments in a straight line, leaving only the start and end of it, and then draw a new line in their place.

 

Is that what you were after?

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Theoforus
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no, not really. But a good suggestion. Would be nice to have the
possibility to convert all the small lines to a spline.
Could it be done by the offset tool? Just use the tool and have zero
offset?

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Ex_Machina_Engineering
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No, the offset tool will create one entity per entity...
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TheCADWhisperer
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I would start over from scratch and create each and every element as fully defined high-quality geometry.

I would not have any dimensions that I cannot measure with calipers.

I would have the small ellipse geometry on a separate sketch.

TheCADWhisperer_0-1640710379911.png

 

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etfrench
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  1. Extrude
  2. Convert to Mesh
  3. Create Mesh Section Sketch
  4. Edit sketch
  5. Fit Curves to Mesh Section

 

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Theoforus
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Would it be the same with the revolve tool?

I am not familiar with using mesh. Could you show me an example?

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Theoforus
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Do you suggest to first make a basic full defined sketch and than make another one with the small details?

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etfrench
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This explains the process (but don't move the sketch).

 

p.s. In your case, this will be as much if not more work than recreating it as @TheCADWhisperer  suggests 😁

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