Well, I'm not sure how to title this.

[wcarlsonM2NUS]

After I got this far with the design I realized the angle on the base actually has a function. I went back and created a sketch to slice out the part creating the angle and created the angled plane to sketch in a perimeter that I can extrude to be a small around the base that will retain a baseplate. I have tried copying and projecting in order to get Sketch1 onto the angled sketch to no avail. What am I doing wrong?

I realize it would have been far simpler If I had originally created sketch1 on an angled base but I didn't realize the angled base was important.

[jhackney1972]

You are not very clear on what you desire but I think you want to move Sketch 1 to the angled plane at 7 degrees.  If so you need to drag your timeline back to before sketch 1, use the Origin axis to create your 7 degree plane and then right click on Sketch 1 and use the Redefine Sketch Plane command.  The plane MOST exist before the sketch you want on it.

[TrippyLighting]

This is a normal design conundrum. Designing  is an iterative process!

As you get further into a design you'll simple learn and discover.

Once you get to certain point in the design you know exactly what you want to do, and at that point it is time to take the learnings and start from scratch.

In this case I would make sure that the very least all the base sketches are fully constrained and dimensioned.  

[wcarlsonM2NUS]

What I realize now is that placing Sketch1 on the angled plane doesn't solve the problem. I need the seven degree angle at the bottom as it is and I need a slight rim to follow the circumference of the base. The answer is to sketch the rim on the angled plane and extrude it as a join. However I'm not sure how to freehand sketch the necessary geometry onto the angled plane so that it lines up properly and attempts to copy or project the rim geometry from Sketch1 have failed.

[laughingcreek]

can you post screen shots explaining what your after geometry wise (not how to get there, end results), and maybe an updated model if the other has chenged?

[wcarlsonM2NUS]

Thanks for your response. The Image Mag 2 shows the original design. The rim at the base is required to retain a base plate. After printing a few prototypes it became apparent that the base needs the seven degree angle in the image Mag 1. I created a sketch and extruded the angle through the base to achieve the necessary angle, but now I need to get the sketch of the rim geometry onto the angled plane IOT extrude the rim as a join to the base of the body. I'm unable to copy or project the rim geometry onto the angled plane and I don't believe recreating it by freehand will be accurate enough.

 

 

[laughingcreek]

two possible approaches, depending on your desired outcome.
ver A just add a single extrude to timeline.
ver B adds a sketch and a extrude to timeline.

[wcarlsonM2NUS]

Both are what I'm looking for. I favor the option that adds a sketch. I have no idea how either work. How did you draw the sketch so it was properly aligned?

[laughingcreek · Accepted solution]

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@wcarlsonM2NUS wrote:

...How did you draw the sketch so it was properly aligned?

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-start a new sketch

-select slanted face on body or, the constriction plane you used to cut it.

-the sketch should now be "on" the slanted face.

-project the faces of the body into sketch.

[wcarlsonM2NUS]

Thank you very much! I thought I had tried to project the sketch but apparently I was doing it properly. Your step by step helped tremendously!

[wcarlsonM2NUS]

So it turned out that the first option gave me the better results.

Thanks again!