Sweep with guide rail question

[TrippyLighting]

While trying to help a user in this thread with modeling a drill bit.

the coil tool makes this seemingly simple task quite a chore and I am not entirely sure the sweep tool does what it should.

The question if I start with the sweep profile a the broom of the drill bit perpendicular to the Z-Axis, and provided that I am using a guide rail, should the sweep action not also end parallel to the original sweep profile so also  perpendicular to the Z-Axis ?

 

[PhilProcarioJr]

@TrippyLighting

"The question if I start with the sweep profile a the broom of the drill bit perpendicular to the Z-Axis, and provided that I am using a guide rail, should the sweep action not also end parallel to the original sweep profile so also  perpendicular to the Z-Axis ?"

It should but the current implementation doesn't and it drives me nuts. If it did it would solve hundreds of problems.......

[TrippyLighting]

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@PhilProcarioJr wrote:

...the current implementation doesn't and it drives me nuts....

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You have got to be kidding...

That deserves a face palm from the master of face palms Dave Jones from the eevblog:

via GIPHY

[PhilProcarioJr]

@TrippyLighting

.....and people wonder why I keep complaining that the core tools need to be the focus.....

[colin.smith]

Hi @TrippyLighting

Unfortunately @PhilProcarioJr is right (again).  We have been reviewing several of the modeling tools for improvements. I will add this to the list.

Thanks

Colin

[PhilProcarioJr]

@colin.smith

"Unfortunately @PhilProcarioJr is right (again)."

I could be wrong more often if it would help. 

[colin.smith]

@PhilProcarioJr, I doubt you could. I just like it more when you are right about positive things

[colin.smith]

@PhilProcarioJr I doubt you could.  I just like it more when you are right about positive things. 

[TMC.Engineering]

I do like his blog 👍

[JonSchaeffer]

LOL Exactly!!!!

Face palm.

This has been a goal of mine for a few years now, I keep coming back to it with zero results...

Looking forward to the day it becomes a reality...

[TrippyLighting]

Yes, this is another core tool that does not work as it should and in effect making  this really a chore.

The only thing I have not tried is a loft with rails to get this done. You have to draw the line somewhere 😉

[TheCADWhisperer]

A few years back - modeling guru Jeff Howard did an iPart factory of twist drills.

In the spring of 2006 I used his process to write a tutorial for creating the geometry (non-parametric) in AutoCAD.

Back then my hair hadn't turned gray yet, Apple hadn't announced the iPhone, and my car didn't have GPS...