Adding thickness to a line

[infoYYJRS]

I sketched a parttern that i want to make a cutout with. In order to do this i  would  need to add  thickness to the lines, any ideas how to do accomplish this? i  though about the  command offset for each shape but gets very  tidious...

[davebYYPCU]

Consider making a cutting body, and to make that you can circular pattern arms / legs for it.

Blue lines and white dots should keep you busy making them fully constrained.

Might help...

[g-andresen]

Hi,

Cut-outs are created in solids or surfaces.
Neither of these is present in your case.
For example, for cut-outs in solids you need profiles (blue surfaces).

But, as already said by @davebYYPCU , your sketches are "suboptimal".

günther

[infoYYJRS]

okay that sounds good, so next step is to create a cutting body right?
How do i do that?

[infoYYJRS]

how should i understand the word suboptimal? Do you mean that i haven't constrained them?

[davebYYPCU]

You Extrude a shape, that then becomes the shape to combine cut out of the main body.

As it is you have a rectangle, and some star shapes in various forms.  You did not Offset anything to provide an idea of what you want to make.  But narrow down to one piece that can be patterned to make the whole star thing, then set that up to cut many.stars.

Yes fully constrain one star shape, it will become manageable for you.

Might help....

[infoYYJRS]

Okay i will start there...

[g-andresen]

Hi,

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@infoYYJRS wrote:

how should i understand the word suboptimal? Do you mean that i haven't constrained them?

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1. > not good (friendly) > bad (realistic) 

2.   white dots (unconnected lines) + no dimensions + nearly no constraints

3. create a constraint sketch and extrude it > create another sketch on the body and define its position via projected points or lines

günther

[infoYYJRS]

Is this better?

[davebYYPCU]

This is a long way from  Adding thickness to a Line.

You pattern the least amount - a 60 degree sketch, patterned 6 times would be better.

All the sketching below the yellow highlight, not required.

But nearly fully constrained so well done.

[infoYYJRS]

Yes that true! Alright now i will try to extrude right?

[davebYYPCU]

Your sketch is / was suitable to Extrude one or many profiles.

Extrude Solid command needs the blue shading, 

Extrude Surface does not, and works on the sketch articles.

Might help....

[infoYYJRS]

I think i managed to do it...

[infoYYJRS]

@davebYYPCU  so next step would be to add thickness to my lines or to create a cutting body?

[TheCADWhisperer]

@infoYYJRS 

Exactly what are you attempting to model?

Do you have a photograph of something similar that already exists in the real world - or is this a novel design never before seen by man or beast?

[davebYYPCU]

Use Thicken command on that body.  If it doesn’t work, Thicken before your first pattern.

Might help....

[infoYYJRS]

Haha! By beast 😉 i'll try to illustrate in the attachement. I want to make a bracelet in 16cm length with the pattern being cut-outs in silver.... 

[infoYYJRS]

I managed to do a 60 degree version. Beautiful how simple it looks..

[infoYYJRS]

I get a issue when i pattern in 360 degree...

I cant add thickness to the fully sketched pattern but the 60 degress work. I just need to find a way to merge them so they dont create a double thickness when patterned.

[infoYYJRS]

@davebYYPCU @TheCADWhisperer 
I think i somehow managed to reply myself 🙂
Or did you read my reply?