Can't move point in sketch

Can't move point in sketch

william_wang003
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Can't move point in sketch

william_wang003
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i'm following a video tutorial where the right point is symmetrically constrained with the left. However, in the future he clicks on the left point and drags it and the right one follows, but for some unknown reason mine does not work and keeps making this useless purple circle. There is no coincident constraint on the points or anything except for symmetry constraint, but the guy in the video has it too and it works fine. Anyone know why? Thanks

 

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John_Wright
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The purple circle is a piece of projected geometry.

 

Try turning off the tick box that says "Projected Geometry" and see if you can grab the point you want. 

 

Do you have a link to the tutorial? It may be that unideal techniques are being used here.

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william_wang003
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i've tried ticking projected geometry off, and i still can't grab it. The point will still revolve around a circle if i drag. The link is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5rcAv7xVUo

7:04

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John_Wright
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There are 2 coincidenal points here. One on the end of the line you want, and one that joins the projected arch to the pojected line. You need to delete the correct one, and click on the correct one.

 

John_Wright_0-1758019418062.png

 

If it was me modelling this, I certainly wouldn't have projected the entire face as there is load of geometry that isn't required. And, I wouldn't model it "wrong" to then correct it, You can get all the geometry you need from projecting two points.

 

Also, I have no idea why people don't use part of the origin as there middle point on parts that are going to be symmetrical....You can model most of this part in one half and then mirror it....

 

 

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william_wang003
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hm, the coincidents wouldn't pop up either when i hovered/clicked on the point until after a bunch of finickiness. Strange. Works now, thanks

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davebYYPCU
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Why???

would you connect that line to the corner, when it should be 10mm away from it.

same for the semi circle, if you watch to the end, you can cut a lot of steps, by just doing the finished stuff..

 

Might help….

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TheCADWhisperer
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@william_wang003 

Can you File>Export your *.f3d file to your local drive and then Attach it here to a Reply?

 

Attached is an alternative technique.

TheCADWhisperer_0-1758054001310.png

 

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John_Wright
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100% agree. Thats exactly how I would tackle this. 

 

There seems to be a strange teaching method doing the rounds where you're shown what not to do (but it looks like an important step), then told why its wrong, then how to correct it. I find this odd. 

 

Imagine a driving lesson in this manor: Drive straight on towards that lamp post, you hit a lamp post, now im going to show you where you went wrong...

 

At University (albieit a very long time ago) I was shown "best practice", then the potential pitfalls where highlighted.

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william_wang003
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i'm also having trouble with following the rest of the video. I'd first followed him step by step, r-patterning it across and manually applying filet to them all. It worked, but this one bar in the middle kept having an issue where the bottom was distorted, so i deleted them all, redrew the rectangle and tried applying filet to one bar with the intention of r-patterning it across. Now it keeps giving an error no matter what i do

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davebYYPCU
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Ah, even though the tutorial is not great, you have some rookie mistakes too.

 

The fillets work if done as 2 steps, do the 2 vertical edges first to make the rounding. (1mm).  (Not sure why he did not have the 2 point circle both ends - it works both ways.)

After that Select the top face (as second fillet command) will fillet at 1mm.  In the video that only just turned up, you did not select the edges at the top end, might make a difference.

 

To stop the pattern failing, start the pattern, change the type to Features

from the timeline, select the Emboss and 2 fillet icons off the timeline.  Set the pattern values, works for me.

 

rpfdb.PNG

Blue and white Sketch article should keep you awake at night.  (All sketch articles should be black or purple.)

You have a few duplicate flange bodies, 2, 3 and 4.  Can be deleted.

I'll presume the Whisperer has done his normal best quality, so not going to provide a "my way" version. 

 

Might help...

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TheCADWhisperer
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@william_wang003 wrote:

 

i'm also having trouble with following the rest of the video. 


@william_wang003 

Check back later - I am recording a video on alternate instruction technique.

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TheCADWhisperer
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@william_wang003 

Here is an Alternative Instruction technique for the geometry.

https://youtu.be/ZhG7WNBelGk

[video]

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william_wang003
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thanks

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