Newbie needs help

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- RayDOsity
  
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posted
16 years ago

Thu, May 25, 2006 2:41 PM

What's the easiest way to place a keyway onto a round shaft? I tried
dragging one of the keyways from the Design Library but it wants to be
placed on a planar face. I thought using a reference plane might be the
answer but I can't quite figure out how to place it tangent to the top
quadrant of the shaft and parallel to the default top plane.
Mike S.

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- Wayne Tiffany
  
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posted
16 years ago

Thu, May 25, 2006 2:52 PM

I sent you a sample.
WT

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- POH
  
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posted
16 years ago

Thu, May 25, 2006 2:56 PM

Mike,
When creating the reference plane, you can specify it to be "on surface". It will be perpendicular to the input place and by viewing "other solutions" the result can be shifted to the opposite outside tangent position on your cylinder. (Do not use the "normal Plane" option.)
Per O. Hoel