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2D Sketch Intersection Curve

2D Sketch Intersection Curve

I would like the ability to create a sketch line from the intersection of a plane into the 2D sketch.

 

There is the ability to create a 3D curve from the intersection of two surfaces, but Inventor lacks the ability to create the same curve on a 2D Sketch.

 

As an example, I have two work planes that are not perpendicular to one another.  I need to get the line that represents the intersection of the two planes.  I will need to create an axis from the two planes, and then project the axis into the sketch.  This creates a lot of axis in the feature tree, and this is the only thing I will be using the axis for.

 

Either the Project Geometry command could just return the intersection of the work plane with the given sketch; this will make the projection still work when perpendicular, but still provide the new functionality. Or, add a new command that specifically projects the intersection of the work plane with the 2D sketch plane.

10 Comments
DRoam
Mentor

I've often wished we could select specific faces for "Project cut edges", rather than having to project EVERYTHING that the plane cuts. I think this is the same as what you're asking for. Good idea.

 

Anonymous
Not applicable

Yes this is very similar.  If there is another idea that is similar we should combine them together.  I can see the user projecting cut edges and selecting the plane when prompted.

tstoutYZ3MS
Advocate

SolidWorks has had this for 25 years. Switch CAD tools.

spayne76BBK
Advocate

Thanks for your constructive comment @tstoutYZ3MS 

tstoutYZ3MS
Advocate

@spayne76BBKThat is constructive. I am pointing the OP in a direction of faster, more efficient workflow. All I have witnessed here are Improvement ideas that languish for 10 years without being implemented. I am just being honest and real. I worked with SolidWorks software for 20 years, and it already has so many of the features that frustrated Inventor users asked for on here years ago, and still are not implemented.

spayne76BBK
Advocate

@tstoutYZ3MS I'm the OP. I work with both Solidworks and Inventor. They both have their pros and cons.

 

Resurrecting a post from 2017 just to tell someone they should invest thousands of dollars in a different product is not necessarily a faster and more efficient workflow. We have clients that require us to work with software that produces DWG files. Some customers want just a DXF. Others PDF. It all depends on the needs of the client.

 

It sounds like you are just frustrated that certain ideas aren't being implemented.

tstoutYZ3MS
Advocate

@spayne76BBKI didn't resurrect anything. All posts in this forum are able to be commented on, and oh by the way I was searching for this exact functionality today in Inventor, so I searched it on the forum before I was about to post the exact same idea (you know, to avoid duplicate idea posts). DXF, DWG, and PDF are all capable of being created in SolidWorks, and it is absolute truth about Autodesk waiting decades to implement what SolidWorks does in major releases. They listen, and actually implement user ideas in quick timely manner.

spayne76BBK
Advocate

@tstoutYZ3MS You literally commented: "SolidWorks has had this for 25 years. Switch CAD tools." Why not take your own advice rather than trying to start a flame war?

tstoutYZ3MS
Advocate

Flame war? Lol. That is just sound advice.

spayne76BBK
Advocate

Ah well. Haters gonna hate. You spend most of your time on the forums just complaining.  No solutions, just problems.

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