Hi,
Can anyone advise me on how to cut a slotted path into a thick walled tube. Similar to cutting a slot for a bayonet fitting, except I need to go much further down the pipe, and rotate further around.
I have a feeling that this is a daft question and I will kick myself, but it's causing a bit of head-scratching at the moment!
Many thanks!
Nick
There was a long thread a while back about an angled O-ring grove that might answer some questions. There are some models that you could download a picture is worth a thousand words. If that doesn't help let us know. here is the link.
...in SW2k4 the new "wrap" with deboss option, may fit your needs, but it will not wrap more than one revolution, the other tool that may fit the job is "cut-Sweep" but without knowing how the job will be produced its difficult to be specific.
Best,
JAG
Hello Nick,
I have taken a couple of approaches in the past.
- create your cutout path
- refold and fill the small gap using normal functionality
Mike
Nick wrote:
Mike Lamora wrote
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Brilliant. That's just the job. Thanks Mike and everyone else who helped!
Nick
Keep in mind that the groove modeled with sheet metal tools will NOT have parallel sides once it is rolled up again. If you're trying to model a groove cut by an endmill, this will only be an approximation. And it may give some heartburn to a CAM program trying to figure out what cutter to use.
I had to model some barrel cams for a zoom optical system, and finally bought a copy of Solid Sketch from DynaBits. This let me wrap a sketch around a solid cylinder to sweep a toolpath. It was worth every cent, and paid for itself the first day.
Art W.
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