Inventor: How to create a curved slot with variation in height

[CAM-01-UMCINNOVATION]

Hi, I have this problem with that curved slot, 6.5 mm wide that I am gonna do with an 6 mm ballmill.

I had a similar part recently, where that slot was not curved and got it to work with the trace function, but this time it wont work. most of the passes that i can use on it have stepdown functions and therefore causing trouble when it comes to those various heights, leaving steps on the finished part, I cant find a way to get it smoothly following that contour.

model attached.

Thanks very much in advance 

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@CAM-01-UMCINNOVATION,

marius.gildehaus has edited your subject line for clarity
Original: Curved slot with variation in height

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[Xun.Zhang]

Hello @CAM-01-UMCINNOVATION,

How about create a shared path with multiple circle profiles and sweep along the path.

Part is also enclosed and hope it helps!

[CAM-01-UMCINNOVATION]

Hi Xun thanks for reply, yes i was thinking about something like this, if only i had some line to select and follow that as a contour, but i wouldnt know how to create such a line, my design skills on inventor are not as high, I use only the CAM side of it mostly, If you could send me that file through where you have been creating that line I could have a look how you did this, would that be possible ?? 

[CAM-01-UMCINNOVATION]

Sorry, I just saw its attached already, my bad 

[marius.gildehaus]

Hello @CAM-01-UMCINNOVATION!

I see that you are visiting as a new member to the Inventor Forum. Welcome to the Autodesk Community!

Could the dataset and the explanation from @Xun.Zhang help you out?

If yes, please mark his post as his solution so other users can benefit from that.

Thanks!

[CAM-01-UMCINNOVATION]

I come to some problem in regards designing this 3d sketch on the part, I cant get it to work could you help me explain how you did it ? I can now use that Trace function on the line but its not following through, there seems to be some step in between the lines i have tried to alter.

thanks

[CAM-01-UMCINNOVATION]

I come to some problem in regards designing this 3d sketch on the part, I cant get it to work could you help me explain how you did it ? I can now use that Trace function on the line but its not following through, there seems to be some step in between the lines i have tried to alter.



thanks

[leowarren34]

When you miss an attatched file

We've all done it before.

[marius.gildehaus]

Hello @CAM-01-UMCINNOVATION!

Please attach the part file and a Screencast so we can see the issue and help you out.

Otherwise we are just guessing and cannot provide the information you need.

Thanks!