[timmydabull]

i have been having a hard time finding how to draft a solid face,i dont understand the different options available or how to use them,i need to convert a solid chain that has a bolt hole pattern thru it to a 10 degree draft angle.


any info or links to info is greatly appreciated.

thank you

[Steve Arteman]

Tim,
I think you want to extrude cut the holes and give them a 10 deg draft angle. no need for draft face if you are making holes blind or through holes . Post your part if this is not correct.
Steve Arteman
www.cad2cam.net
Videos at www.cad2cam.blogspot.com

[timmydabull]

Steve, thank you for your reply sorry for my delay but here is a file of a sample that i am looking for.

i need a 10 degree draft angle along the y axis the part needs to be drafted on top and bottom with the bolt holes remaining on a 90 angle,the hole in the center can be ignored as it is not needed.

thank you

[kojack]

Like this ?

[lovecnc2003]

thanks

[timmydabull]

Like this ?

yes Kojack like that,i also have to do the same thing on the bottom.

along the same axis.

can you describe to me how you accomplished this draft ?

thank you very much.

tim

[kojack]

yes Kojack like that,i also have to do the same thing on the bottom.

along the same axis.

can you describe to me how you accomplished this draft ?

thank you very much.

tim

CadCAM showed me this trick awhile back

[timmydabull]

Kojack,thank you very much for the illustration,my reseller tried to explain to me how to do it that way,i think it is a slice thru plane but i failed to grasp the idea.

that looks similiar to what he was trying to show me.

what i am trying to accomplish is a DRAFT SOLID FACE, option on the SOLIDS toolbar using the geometry as a direction to create the draft.

what i cannot figure out in the 2 weeks of trying to figure it out his do i choose a line, normal, or 3 points?

should my WCS be on top or right side?


which piece of the geometry should i select to get the draft along the Y axis?


also how to duplicate the same angle on the bottom of the part as the top?


thank you for all the assistance

[kojack]

:cheers:

[timmydabull]

Kojack thank you buddy,i learned a valuable lesson with this geometry and it will save me a lot of aggravation in the future.


the secret to the geometry was in surface boundaries and surface/solid trim functions.

would have never figured that one out on my own as a matter of fact i played with it for 2 weeks trying every conceivable combination to make it work before understanding your advice
thanks guys